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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 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 located in Dauphin County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.

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:

  • Dauphin County     (The home county of Dayton)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Berks County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <1>
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aristes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Numidia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Slabtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Catawissa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Grovania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rupert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rupert
      • From Dayton to Rupert
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Enola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
    • West Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wormleysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
      • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <1>
    • Lemoyne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <1>
    • New Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
      • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <1>
    • Camp Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Allen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Sporting Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiremanstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Knousetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Seven Stars
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Swales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Green Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
      • Green Point is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Point
      • From Dayton to Green Point
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Dayton to Murray
    • Inwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From Dayton to Inwood
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lickdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickdale
      • From Dayton to Lickdale
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
    • Jonestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <1>
    • Bunker Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunker Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bunker Hill
      • From Dayton to Bunker Hill
    • Syner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Syner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Syner
      • From Dayton to Syner
    • Heilmandale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Annville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
      • Annville is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <1>
    • Cleona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Greble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Dayton to Newtown
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Leck Kill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mandata
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mandata
      • From Dayton to Mandata
    • Gowen City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
    • Herndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
    • Malta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bear Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trevorton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <1>
    • Edgewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
    • Farnsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farnsworth
      • From Dayton to Farnsworth
    • Marshallton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Shamokin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Augustaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mile Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <1>
    • New Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <1>
    • Perdix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cove
      • From Dayton to Cove
    • Duncannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
      • Duncannon is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <1>
    • Bailey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rose Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mecks Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <1>
  • Schuylkill County
  • Snyder County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Dry Valley Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Linntown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
    • Marsh Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marsh Run
      • From Dayton to Marsh Run
    • Goldsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldsboro
      • From Dayton to Goldsboro
    • Redland Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
      • Redland Village is located in York County
    • Valley Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rudytown
      • From Dayton to Rudytown

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dayton had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.

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 45 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. 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 begin 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5768, Longitude: -76.6485    









 

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