Downsville, NY

Downsville is a hamlet, census-designated place, and former village in Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 474 residents. Downsville is the site of the Downsville Bridge, a covered bridge, and the historic Union Free School. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A newcomer can read Downsville through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Downsville comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Downsville is located in the northern part of Colchester, along Downs Brook just north of its confluence with the East Branch Delaware River. New York State Route 30 passes through the hamlet, leading southwest 15 miles to the hamlet of East Branch at NY 17, and east 26 miles along the Pepacton Reservoir to Margaretville. The hamlet is located on the East Branch of the Delaware River.