Welcome to Downing ...

Downing is located in Umatilla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Downing is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Downing lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Downing: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Downing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Downing: This one is located in Umatilla County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 16 communities that are also named Downing - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Florida, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downing.

Communities near Downing ...

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

• Walla Walla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <5>
• College Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <5>
• Milton - Freewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
• Athena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
• Weston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Adams
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Helix
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
• Calhounville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
• Umapine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
  • Umapine is located in Umatilla County
• Calhounville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downing ...

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

Adding Downing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downing 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 for Downing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/