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Nearest Communities to Dayton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Dayton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Dayton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Dayton is located in Henry County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 190 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dayton. Of these communities, 154 are located in counties other than Henry County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Dayton (which is Henry County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Dayton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Henry County   (where Dayton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from 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 River
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Green River is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Level Acres
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Level Acres is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Acres
      • Briar Bluff
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Colona
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      • 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
      • Woodcrest
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Woodcrest is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
      • Timber Ridge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Warner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Warner is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Shady Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Shady Beach is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Morristown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Brook Lawn
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Brook Lawn is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Lawn
        • Sunny Hill Estates
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunny Hill Estates is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Estates
        • Sunny Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
        • Geneseo
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Orion
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Osco
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Andover
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Lynn Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Cambridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Atkinson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Ophiem
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Ophiem is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
        • Ulah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Ulah is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
        • Alpha
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • German Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • German Corner is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
        • Hooppole
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Woodhull
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Annawan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Kedron ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Kedron is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Oxford is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Bishop Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Aliceville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Aliceville is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
        • Nekoma
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Nekoma is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
        • Galva
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kewanee
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
  • Knox County
  • Mercer County
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dayton.
      • Sherrard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Swedona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Swedona is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
      • Cable
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cable is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Preemption
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Orangemans Hall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Orangemans Hall is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangemans Hall
      • New Windsor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Windsor
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Windsor is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Boden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Boden is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
      • Matherville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Gilchrist
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilchrist
      • Hamlet
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hamlet is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
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        • Viola
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wanlock
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Wanlock is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlock
        • Gilchrist
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Shale City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Shale City is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
        • Gingle Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Gingle Corners is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingle Corners
        • Marston
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sugar Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sugar Grove is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • North Henderson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Martin ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Martin is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Aledo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Burgess
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island County
    • County Website:   https://rockislandcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Rock Island:   Rock Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dayton.
      • Rustic Acres
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Barstow
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Osborn
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Osborn is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Carbon Cliff
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Babcock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Babcock is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
      • Glendale ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Glendale is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Silvis
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
      • Cedar Brook
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
      • Rapids City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Joslin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
      • 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
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        • Coal Valley
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Poplar Grove
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
        • Port Byron
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Bridgeway Addition
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Bridgeway Addition is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeway Addition
        • Fruitland
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Fruitland is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
        • Moline
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Hillsdale
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cordova
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Coyne Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
        • Ginger Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
        • Milan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Rock Island
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Oak Grove
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
        • Castle Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Castle Junction is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Junction
        • Taylor Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Reynolds
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Andalusia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Edgington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Buffalo Prairie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Illinois City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dayton.
      • Erie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Erie is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
      • Spring Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Jefferson Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Corners
      • Newton Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Albany
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Leon Corners
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
      • Portland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Portland is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Pratt ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Denrock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
      • Fenton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden Plain
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Clinton County
  • Muscatine County
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Davenport (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dayton.
      • Le Claire
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carriage Place
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Carriage Place is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Place
      • Great Oaks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
      • 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
      • Sherton Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sherton Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherton Heights
      • Riverdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Argo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Argo is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Bettendorf
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Princeton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rivercrest Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivercrest Estates
      • Davenport
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (30 more) ...
        • Mount Joy
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Joy is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
        • Green Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Green Acres is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
        • Ridgeview Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridgeview Park is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Park
        • Black Hawk
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
        • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Nahant
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Nahant is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
        • Rockingham ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Rockingham is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
        • Eldridge
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut Grove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • McCausland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Park View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Linwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Linwood is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Probstei
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Probstei is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probstei
        • Long Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Lakewood Park is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
        • Little Groves
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Little Groves is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
        • Buffalo Heights
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
        • Jamestown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Gambrill ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gambrill is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrill
        • Noel ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Noel is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
        • Buffalo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
        • Donahue
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Maysville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Maysville is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Blue Grass
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Hickory Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Walcott Eststes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Walcott Eststes is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Eststes
        • Walcott
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Plainview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Plainview is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • New Dixon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • New Dixon is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dixon
        • Dixon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.