Dayton,_Missouri

Dayton, Missouri

Dayton, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Dayton is an unincorporated community in southeast Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] The community was named after William L. Dayton, a vice-presidential candidate in the 1856 United States presidential election.[4] Dayton is currently protected by GCFPD Station 2 located in the center of town.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dayton, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.34 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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