Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Downs had a population of 938 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Downs had a population of 818 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downs, with the one closest to Downs listed first.
- Cawker City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Elder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dentonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dentonia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Blue Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Solomon Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
- Gaylord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Covert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covert is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Bellaire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Victor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Smith Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Esbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vincent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Cheyenne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne has also been known as:
- Cheyenne City
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Cedar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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