Welcome to Dayton ...
Dayton is located in Green County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dayton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Dayton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dayton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Dayton: (608)
Communities Also Named Dayton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Dayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (7), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dayton.
Communities near Dayton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dayton.
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - McFarland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Monona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Mount Horeb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
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 Dayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dayton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dayton. 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 Dayton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dayton. See our Newspapers Page for Dayton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dayton ...
Looking for more information about Dayton? 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 Dayton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dayton.
Adding Dayton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dayton 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 Dayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Dayton post office opened in 1854.
We also found Dayton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dayton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Green County: www.co.green.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Green, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dayton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |