Welcome to Downstown ...

Downstown is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Downstown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Downstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Downstown: 856

Communities near Downstown ...

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

• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Hammonton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Estell Manor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Corbin City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Collings Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
• Victory Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downstown ...

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

Adding Downstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Downstown was on a map titled Road Map for New Jersey (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downstown.