Dayton, Missouri

Dayton is an unincorporated community in Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

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 United States presidential election, 1856.^[3]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dayton, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
↑ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Harrisonville
Cities	Archie Belton Cleveland Creighton Drexel‡ East Lynne Freeman Garden City Greenwood‡ Harrisonville Kansas City‡ Lake Annette Lake Winnebago Lee's Summit‡ Peculiar Pleasant Hill Raymore Strasburg
Villages	Baldwin Park Gunn City Loch Lloyd Riverview Estates West Line
Townships	Austin Big Creek Camp Branch Coldwater Dayton Dolan Everett Grand River Index Mount Pleasant Peculiar Pleasant Hill Polk Raymore Sherman Union West Dolan West Peculiar
Unincorporated communities	Austin Coleman Daugherty Dayton Everett Jaudon Lisle Lone Tree Main City Ore Prettyman Wingate
Ghost towns	Index Kimpton Powell West Union
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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