Welcome to Dayton ...Dayton is located in Lyon County<1>. Dayton was established in 1850. When the people of Dayton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Daytonian<2> Dayton is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dayton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Dayton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Dayton: 775 The ZIP code for Dayton: 89403<4> Communities Also Named Dayton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Dayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (7), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dayton. Communities near Dayton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dayton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dayton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dayton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dayton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dayton. See our Newspapers Page for Dayton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dayton ...Looking for more information about Dayton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Dayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dayton. Adding Dayton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dayton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Dayton. Footnotes ...
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