Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Downs came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Downs 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 Downs. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Downs 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 Downs:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia Between 1847-1962
Written by: Hemperly, Marion R.
Published by the Southern Historical Press, 1980
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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