Welcome to Fort Downer ...
Fort Downer is located in Trego County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Downer: Ft. Downer
Fort Downer is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> 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
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)
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<4> 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)
- Trego
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Trego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Downer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |