Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Dayton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Dayton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dayton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Dayton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dayton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Dayton was listed as Dayton Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Dayton was listed as Dayton Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Dayton was listed as Dayton Courthouse.

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Dayton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Dayton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Dayton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Dayton. See our Misc Page for Dayton for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Dayton:

The following route mentioned Dayton as a scheduled stop:

The Cincinnatian: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Cincinnatian #2 (train schedule from 1969). The Cincinnatian travelled between Detroit (MI) and Cincinnati (OH)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dayton: www.cityofdayton.org/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/