Welcome to Downs ...

Downs is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Downs is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Downs: 509

Communities Also Named Downs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Downs - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Downs ...

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

• Ritzville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzville
  • Ritzville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <3>
• Odessa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
• Harrington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <3>
• Earl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Earl is located in Lincoln County
• Bluestem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
• Rocklyn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
  • Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
• Sprague
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <3>
• Omans
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
  • Omans is located in Lincoln County
• Davenport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <3>
• Edwall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwall
  • Edwall is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwall <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downs ...

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

Adding Downs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downs 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 Downs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Downs post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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