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Welcome to The Downs ...

The Downs is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

The Downs is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Downs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for The Downs: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named The Downs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named The Downs: This one is located in Tuscaloosa County and the other is located in Macon County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 14 communities that are also named The Downs - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near The Downs ...

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

  • Northport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Coaling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Coker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Holt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Wood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Cottondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Front Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Downs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Downs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the The Downs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the The Downs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.