Welcome to Downieville ...

Downieville is located in Sierra County<1> and is the County Seat for Sierra County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downieville, 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.

Downieville is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Downieville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Downieville: (530)

The ZIP code for Downieville: 95936<3>

Communities Also Named Downieville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Downieville - they are located in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Downieville ...

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

• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
• Alleghany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
  • Alleghany is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alleghany <4>
• Loganville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  • Loganville is located in Sierra County
• Graniteville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
• Poker Flat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
  • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
• Queen City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Sierra County
• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
• Marsh Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
• Sierra City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra City
  • Sierra City is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra City <4>
• La Porte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downieville. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Downieville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downieville ...

Looking for more information about Downieville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Downieville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Downieville.

Adding Downieville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Downieville on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downieville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/