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Dayton

Ghost town · Page County, Iowa

New Market quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
New Market quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dayton is a ghost town in Page County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Page County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dayton as a historical populated place on the New Market topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7286° N, 94.9258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Market
Elevation1,126 ft
Nearest living townNew Market, IA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID465449
Coordinates40.72860, -94.92581

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What's there now

Dayton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Market, IA (population 407), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,126 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dayton?

Dayton is in Page County, Iowa, at 40.7286, -94.9258.

How many ghost towns are in Page County?

Page County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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