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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
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:
- Cass County (The home county of Dayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Creighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Lynne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gunn City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Harrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Main City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Annette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Baldwin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Mayesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Burdett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Amoret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Foster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Urich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blairstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Hartwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Maurine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Norris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- La Due
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deepwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cockrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Hicks City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- La Tour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Quick City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Chilhowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Kingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Leeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Appleton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Linn County (KS)
- Linn Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Jingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Louisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- New Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Wea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
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.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Earheart Cemetery
- The Earheart Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28508 <2>
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker - Gregg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cloud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Gragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Altona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Creighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ballard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Mayesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Daugherty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lone Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Quick City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Latour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Gunn City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
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 141 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 30 miles [48.3 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 websites either 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |