Dayton, Missouri Explained

Dayton is an unincorporated community in southeast Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Garden City is five miles north along Missouri Route F and Creighton lies 6.5 miles east along Missouri Route B. The Settles Ford Conservation Area along the South Grand River lies to the southeast. The community lies atop a ridge between Sugar Creek to the west and Lick Branch to the east.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

History

A post office called Dayton was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1918.[2] The community was named after William L. Dayton, a vice-presidential candidate in the 1856 United States presidential election.[3] Dayton is currently protected by GCFPD Station 2 located in the center of town.

The town was burned to the ground by Union soldiers during the Civil War, on January 1st, 1862.

References

38.4853°N -94.1939°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.34
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 16 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 16 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070927/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cass.html . 24 June 2016 .