Welcome to Dayton ...

The town of Dayton is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dayton has a population of 829 people<2> (see below for details).

Dayton is 3,930 feet [1,198 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dayton is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Dayton lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Dayton: 82836<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dayton had an population of 829 people. This is an increase of 9.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dayton had a population of 757 people. This makes Dayton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Dayton represents 0.13% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 48th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 757 people, the population of Dayton increased 11.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 678 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dayton.

Communities Also Named Dayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Dayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (7), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dayton.

Communities near Dayton ...

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

• Sheridan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Ranchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <5>
• Parkman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <5>
• Wolf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <5>
• Beckton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Kleenburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
• Burgess Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Junction
  • Burgess Junction is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgess Junction <5>
• Wyola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyola
  • Wyola is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyola <5>
• Big Horn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <5>
• Decker
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decker <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dayton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dayton ...

Looking for more information about Dayton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dayton.

Adding Dayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dayton 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 for Dayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dayton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Dayton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/