Welcome to Daykin ...

The village of Daykin is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Daykin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Daykin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Daykin has a population of 158 people<3> (see below for details).

Daykin is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Daykin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Daykin: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Daykin had an population of 158 people. This is a decrease of 4.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Daykin had a population of 166 people. This makes Daykin the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 166 people, the population of Daykin decreased 6.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 177 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Daykin.

Communities near Daykin ...

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

• Fairbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <6>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Milligan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
  • Milligan is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milligan <6>
• Bruning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruning
  • Bruning is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruning <6>
• Western
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Western is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Western <6>
• Alexandria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Endicott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <6>
• Jansen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
  • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <6>
• Ohiowa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohiowa
  • Ohiowa is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohiowa <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daykin ...

Looking for more information about Daykin? 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 Daykin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Daykin.

Adding Daykin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Daykin 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 Daykin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Daykin post office opened in 1887.

We also found Daykin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daykin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/