Dayton, Missouri

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.

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