Welcome to Downsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Downsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Downsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Downsville, please Contact Us.
Downsville would have been located within present day Caldwell County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Downsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Downsville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Downsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Downsville was located: 828
Communities Also Named Downsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Downsville - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downsville.
Communities near Downsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downsville.
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Lenoir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Long View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valdese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <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 Downsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downsville. 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 Downsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downsville. See our Newspapers Page for Downsville.
Adding Downsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Downsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Downsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Downsville post office opened in 1873. The Downsville post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Downsville.
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 Downsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Downsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |