Welcome to Downsville ...
Downsville is located Downsville is located in McLennan County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Downsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Downsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. Downsville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Downsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Downsville: (254) Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Downsville - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downsville. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downsville. 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. 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Downsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Downsville. 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Downsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Downsville.
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 McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downsville ...
Adding Downsville to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Downsville post office opened in 1890.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McLennan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Downsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/