Welcome to Fort Downer ...

Fort Downer is located in Trego County<1>.

The location of Fort Downer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Fort Downer: Ft. Downer

Fort Downer is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fort Downer is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Fort Downer: (785)

Communities near Fort Downer ...

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

• WaKeeney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WaKeeney
  • WaKeeney is located in Trego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for WaKeeney <4>
• Ransom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Ransom is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom <4>
• Utica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Collyer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
  • Collyer is located in Trego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Brownell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownell
  • Brownell is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownell <4>
• Trego
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
  • Trego is located in Trego County
  • Trego has also been known as:
  • Trego Center
  • Trego Tank
• Arnold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Ness County
• Ogallah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
  • Ogallah is located in Trego County
• Quinter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
  • Quinter is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <4>
• Ellis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Ellis is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Downer ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Downer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/