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:
41.4875, -90.3198
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dayton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Colona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Colona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dana Edwards Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Edwards Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Homeland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Barstow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106232 <5>
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bowlesburg Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesburg Cemetery
- Glennwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glennwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood Cemetery
- The Glennwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105837 <5>
- Edford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Edford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edford Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- State Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The State Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Colbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hampton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Twp. Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Twp. Cemetery
- Morristown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morristown Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown Cemetery
- Zuma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- Schaefer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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 north)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Green Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Colona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Rustic Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Carbon Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Moline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Le Claire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bettendorf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- East Moline
- Geneseo
- Le Claire
- Moline
- Orion
- Orion lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dayton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 #407008 (Dayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407008 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Green Rock
- Location given for Dayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4875344 Lon: -90.3198479
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Henry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |