Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Downs had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downs, with the one closest to Downs listed first.
- Mount Angel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McKee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marquam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marquam is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
- Willard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Scotts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gervais
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clymer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chemawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Macleay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhoit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Molalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Hullt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hullt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullt
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aumsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sublimity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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