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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Middlesex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
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:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Dayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Monmouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Jamesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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- Patricks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Paulas Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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- Rossmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
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- Princeton Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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- Clearbrook Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Whittingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Ellisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jacobstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Kinkora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
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- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Burlington County
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- Roebling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
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- Fort Dix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
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- Juliustown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
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- Browns Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
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- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Chambers Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
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- Country Lake Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Rileyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Lambertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Sand Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Princeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Twin Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Manalapan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- Imlaystown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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- Freehold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- West Freehold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Polhemustown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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- East Freehold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Green Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Hacklebarney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Crestmoore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Vista Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- New Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Leisure Knoll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
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- Herbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Glen Cedar City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
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- Winding River Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Blackwells Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Scotch Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Tremley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Bath Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Tottenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Westerleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Old Town Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Morrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Wheat Sheaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Dunlap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Fairless Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Levittown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Tullytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Edgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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.
- Degel Yehudo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- The Brainerd Cemetery has also been known as:
- First presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977947 <2>
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Dayton had a population of 349 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Deans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Cranbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Prospect Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Plains
- Jamesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Schalks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schalks is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schalks
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Cranbury Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Plainsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Princeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Blackwells Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
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- Voorhees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Voorhees is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees
- Griggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griggstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggstown
- Dutch Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
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 77 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 11 miles [17.7 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 first turn to 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 New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Richmond County
- Bucks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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' 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'. |