A visit to the Dayton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Dayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dayton Cemetery:
42.2666, -94.0752
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dayton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Low Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Bethel Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Owen Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Owen Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Shafer - Gear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vegars Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lost Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Gowrie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95348 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hooks Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Otho Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Runyan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Schlicht Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Schlicht Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlicht Cemetery
- Mineral Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mineral Ridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge Cemetery
- The Mineral Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95481 <5>
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober & Scott Cemetery
- Border Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Harcourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lanyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Boxholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Pilot Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Border Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Gowrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Otho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fraser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Brushy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Evanston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Callender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Stanhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Duncombe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Dayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Gowrie
- Lehigh
- Ogden
- Paton
- Pilot Mound
- Stanhope
- Stratford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Dayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Dayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996855 (Dayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996855 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Webster
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lehigh
- Location given for Dayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2666421 Lon: -94.0752342
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dayton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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