Welcome to Downingsville ...

Downingsville is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Downingsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downingsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Downingsville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Downingsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Downingsville lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Downingsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Downingsville - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downingsville.

Communities near Downingsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downingsville.

• Walton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Williamstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Crittenden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
  • Crittenden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <4>
• Dry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <4>
• Warsaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Owenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
• Sadieville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Glencoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Ghent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Downingsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downingsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downingsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downingsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downingsville. See our Newspapers Page for Downingsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downingsville ...

Looking for more information about Downingsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Downingsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Downingsville.

Adding Downingsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downingsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Downingsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Downingsville post office opened in 1844.

We also found Downingsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downingsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Downingsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.grantco.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/