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Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dayton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dayton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dayton is primarily located in Hennepin County. A portion of Dayton extends into Wright County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hennepin County: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Dayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dayton:
- Hennepin County (The home county of Dayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Champlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corcoran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Anoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coon Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nowthen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nowthen is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
- Cedar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ham Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Chanhassen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hazeltine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Chaska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Waconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Lilydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Sunfish Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Crown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Isanti
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Boys Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Mille Lacs County
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Mounds View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arden Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Shoreview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cardigan Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Falcon Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vadnais Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Canada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Shakopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Elk River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
- Salida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Orrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Becker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Hugo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Birchwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Dellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Forest Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mahtomedi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willernie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Withrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Landfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Michael
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rassat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rassat is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dayton, see our County-by-County Page for Dayton.
Cemeteries Near Dayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dayton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dayton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Old St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Fridolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82327 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Walburga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dayton had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dayton had a population of 7,404 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Champlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corcoran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burschville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burschville is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
- Hamel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elk River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dayton.
Newspapers Published in Dayton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 410 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dayton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dayton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dayton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dayton:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Hennepin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Isanti County
- Mille Lacs County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Washington County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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