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Welcome to Daytonville ...

Daytonville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Daytonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Daytonville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Daytonville: 319

Communities Also Named Daytonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Daytonville - they are located in Connecticut and New York.

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

Communities near Daytonville ...

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

  • Iowa City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Coralville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiffin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kalona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
  • University Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • University Heights is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Riverside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North English
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Keota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daytonville ...

Looking for more information about Daytonville? 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 Daytonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Daytonville.

Adding Daytonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Daytonville 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 (so far) for Daytonville was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daytonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Daytonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.