Welcome to Downes ...

Downes is located in Caroline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Downes is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Downes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities near Downes ...

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

• Easton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Centreville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Denton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Harrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
• Federalsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <5>
• Bridgeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Hurlock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <5>
• Greensboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Felton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <5>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>

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 Downes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downes. 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 Downes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downes ...

Looking for more information about Downes? 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 Downes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Downes.

Adding Downes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downes 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 Downes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Downes post office opened in 1899.

We also found Downes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/