Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Downey came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Downey in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Downey. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Downey data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Downey:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

Downey is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Downey in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Downey for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Downey. See our Misc Page for Downey for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Downey:

Downey was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)