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Welcome to Downeyville ...

Downeyville is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downeyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Downeyville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Downeyville: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Downeyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Downeyville - they are located in Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Downeyville ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Batesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
  • Westport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Morristown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oldenburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fairland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downeyville ...

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

Adding Downeyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downeyville 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 (so far) for Downeyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Downeyville post office opened in 1876. The Downeyville post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downeyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Downeyville - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Downeyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Downeyville 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/