Welcome to Downsville ...

Downsville is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Downsville is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Downsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Downsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Downsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Downsville - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Downsville ...

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

• Delhi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Hancock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Margaretville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Andes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Gregorytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
• Shinhopple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinhopple
  • Shinhopple is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinhopple <4>
• Hamden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
• Horton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Delaware County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downsville ...

Looking for more information about Downsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Downsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Downsville.

Adding Downsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downsville 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 Downsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Downsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/