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Welcome to Laytona ...

Laytona is located in Davis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laytona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Laytona is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Laytona is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Laytona lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Laytona: 801 & 385<3>

Communities near Laytona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laytona.

  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
    • Former names for Ogden:
    • Brownsville
    • Fort Buenaventura
    • Ogden has also been known as:
    • Ogden City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
  • Bountiful
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>
  • Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roy is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
  • Kaysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Salt Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • North Ogden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Laytona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laytona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laytona. 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 Laytona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laytona. See our Newspapers Page for Laytona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laytona ...

Looking for more information about Laytona? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Laytona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laytona.

Adding Laytona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laytona 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 Laytona was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laytona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laytona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Laytona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Laytona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.