Welcome to Downing ...

So far, we found very little information about Downing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Downing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Downing, please Contact Us.

Downing would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Downing is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Downing was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Downing was located: 540 & 826<4>

Communities Also Named Downing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oregon (2), Texas, 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.

Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
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Front Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Front Royal is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
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Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
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Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
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Stephens City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens City is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
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Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
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Boyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyce is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
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Toms Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Rappahannock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
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Applewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
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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.

Adding Downing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downing 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 Downing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Downing post office opened in 1886. The Downing post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downing.

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 Downing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Downing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Downing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Downing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/