Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about The Downs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for The Downs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
The Downs is located in Durham County .
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Durham County : Chatham , Granville , Orange , Person & Wake .
Below are the counties that are near The Downs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Downs:
Durham County (The home county of The Downs)
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Parkwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Parkwood is located in Durham County Brassfield (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brassfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield Brassfield is located in Durham County Morrisville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Morrisville is located in Durham County Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
The American Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for The American Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village The American Village is located in Durham County Durham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Gorman (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Gorman is located in Durham County Bahama (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Rougemont (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont Rougemont is located in Durham County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <3>
Hampton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Hampton is located in Durham County Alamance County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Mandale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale Mandale is located in Alamance County Eli Whitney (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eli Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County Saxapahaw (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Sutphin (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Sutphin is located in Alamance County Brook Hollow (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County Buena Vista Estates (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County Hawfields (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawfields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields Hawfields is located in Alamance County Mebane (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Melville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Melville is located in Alamance County Florence Town (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town Florence Town is located in Alamance County Stagecoach Trail (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County Swepsonville (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville Swepsonville is located in Alamance County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
Caswell County
Prospect Hill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County Chatham County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Fearrington Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County Cary (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cary is located in Chatham County Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <3>
Bynum (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Bynum is located in Chatham County Pittsboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Haywood (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Haywood is located in Chatham County Moncure (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Brickhaven (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven Brickhaven is located in Chatham County Corinth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Corinth is located in Chatham County Farmville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Farmville is located in Chatham County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>
Goldston (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston Goldston is located in Chatham County Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <3>
Gulf (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gulf is located in Chatham County Bear Creek (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Bear Creek is located in Chatham County Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Wake Forest (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Wake Forest is located in Franklin County Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <3>
Youngsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Granville County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Butner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Lyons (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Lyons is located in Granville County Creedmoor (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Hester (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Hester is located in Granville County Mount Energy (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Energy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy Mount Energy is located in Granville County Stem (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem Stem is located in Granville County Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
Wilton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Wilton is located in Granville County Tar River (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River Tar River is located in Granville County Harnett County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Duncan (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Duncan is located in Harnett County Cokesbury (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cokesbury is located in Harnett County Rawls (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Rawls is located in Harnett County Chalybeate Springs (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County Kipling (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling Kipling is located in Harnett County Angier (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Ryes (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes Ryes is located in Harnett County Seminole (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole Seminole is located in Harnett County Lee County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Osgood (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood Osgood is located in Lee County Colon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon Colon is located in Lee County Cumnock (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock Cumnock is located in Lee County Green Valley Estates (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Edgewater Estates (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County San-Lee Park (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park San-Lee Park is located in Lee County Glenwood Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village Glenwood Village is located in Lee County Wildwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Wildwood is located in Lee County Broadway (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Sanford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jonesboro Heights (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County Orange County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Davie Circle (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle Davie Circle is located in Orange County Greenwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Greenwood is located in Orange County Summerfield Crossing (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County Chapel Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Mount Bolus (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bolus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus Mount Bolus is located in Orange County Tenney Circle (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle Tenney Circle is located in Orange County Dogwood Acres (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County Lake Ellen (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Lake Ellen is located in Orange County Ashley Forest (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest Ashley Forest is located in Orange County Carolwoods (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods Carolwoods is located in Orange County Carrboro (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro Carrboro is located in Orange County Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <3>
Cedar Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cedar Hill is located in Orange County Person County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Hurdle Mills (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills Hurdle Mills is located in Person County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <3>
Moriah (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Moriah is located in Person County Cates (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cates is located in Person County Mount Tirzah (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah Mount Tirzah is located in Person County Timberlake (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Wake County
The following are listed by their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Hazelwood (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Hazelwood is located in Wake County Apex (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex Apex is located in Wake County Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <3>
Dutchess Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village Dutchess Village is located in Wake County Indian Trail (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail Indian Trail is located in Wake County New Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Meredith Townes (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith Townes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes Meredith Townes is located in Wake County Pickwick Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village Pickwick Village is located in Wake County Method (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method Method is located in Wake County Holly Springs (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Holly Springs is located in Wake County Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <3>
Glenwood Village (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village Glenwood Village is located in Wake County Woodbury Village (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village Woodbury Village is located in Wake County Hollemans Crossroads (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
Collins Enno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Downs, see our County-by-County Page for The Downs .
Cemeteries Near The Downs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Downs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for The Downs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Downs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Riggsbee Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggsbee Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggsbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Sparrows Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrows Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Partin Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> McCauley Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauley Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Manns Chapel Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manns Chapel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Glenview Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenview Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Beechwood Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Tilley Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilley Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Haw River Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haw River Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haw River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Restland Memorial Gardens (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Memorial Gardens Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (114 more) ...
Maplewood Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Cheek Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheek Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Woodlawn Memorial Park (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Durham . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49165 <4>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find The Downs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Downs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Downs, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
Chapel Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nelson (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Nelson is located in Durham County Brassfield (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brassfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield Brassfield is located in Durham County Morrisville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Morrisville is located in Durham County Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
Blackwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Blackwood is located in Orange County Durham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Bynum (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Bynum is located in Chatham County Cary (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cary is located in Chatham County Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <3>
Apex (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex Apex is located in Wake County Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <3>
New Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Pittsboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Teer (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer Teer is located in Orange County Continue List (14 more) ...
Hillsborough (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Asbury (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Asbury is located in Wake County Oaks (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Oaks is located in Orange County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Downs. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Downs .
Newspapers Published in The Downs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Downs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Downs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for The Downs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to The Downs:
Websites specific to North Carolina Pages specific to Durham County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Alamance County Caswell County Chatham County Franklin County Granville County Harnett County Lee County Orange County Person County Wake County Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Downs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Durham County: https://dconc.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . 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 The Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Downs) to Point B.