Dayton Genealogy (in Rhea County, TN)

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Dayton Birth Records

Rhea County [Tennessee] vital statistics : record of births 1924-1939 FamilySearch Library

Tennessee, Birth Records, 1908-1920 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee, Birth Records, 1921-present Tennessee Vital Records Office

Dayton Cemetery Records

Abel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Abel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Abel Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Bell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bell Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Brown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brown Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Burchard Cemetery Find a Grave online

Buttram Cemetery Find a Grave online

Buttram Cemetery Billion Graves online

Buttram Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

City Cemetery Find a Grave online

College Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

College Hill Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Corvin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cranmore Cemetery Billion Graves online

Daniel-Edwards Find a Grave online

Dayton City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dayton City Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dyers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dyers Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Early Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evens-Gravett Cemetery/Gravitt-Evans Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

First Shaver Cemetery Find a Grave online

French Cemetery Find a Grave online

French Cemetery Billion Graves online

French Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Garrison Cemetery Find a Grave online

Garrison Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Kiuka Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kiuka Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kiuka Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Laurel Brook Cemetery Find a Grave online

Laurelbrook School Cemetery Interment online

Laurelbrook School Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Lone Mountain Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lone Mountain Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Memory Garden Billion Graves online

Montgomery Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mynatt Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mynatt Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ogden Cemetery Interment online

Pinecrest Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pritchett Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rhea Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Salem Baptist Church Find a Grave online

Shaver Cemetery Billion Graves online

Smith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smyrna Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Sneed Cemetery Billion Graves online

Spence Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spence Cemetery Billion Graves online

Spivey Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spivey Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Ancestry online

Travis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Travis Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Dayton Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Dayton, Tennessee LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Dayton Church Records

Church records (microform) 1898-1993, New Union Baptist Church (Dayton, Tenn.). Archive Grid

Washington Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Births, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1866-1944 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Dayton Death Records

1908-1933 Tennessee Death Records MyHeritage online

1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records Ancestry online

Rhea County [Tennessee] vital statistics : deaths 1925-1939 FamilySearch Library

Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Ancestry online

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1970 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee, Death Records, 1971-present Tennessee Vital Records Office

Dayton Immigration Records

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1888-1955 Ancestry online

Dayton Land Records

1778-1927 Tennessee Early Land Registers Ancestry online

Deed and trust deed index books, 1808-1922 FamilySearch Library

Deed books, 1808-1809, Rhea County, Tennessee FamilySearch Library

Deed books, 1808-1879 FamilySearch Library

Dayton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, June 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, June 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, September 1897 Library of Congress online

Dayton Marriage Records

1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1808-1958 FamilySearch Library

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1838-1970 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Dayton Newspapers and Obituaries

Dayton gazette (Tennessee) 1884-1885 FamilySearch Library

Dayton leader (Tennessee) 1885-1897 FamilySearch Library

Dayton star (Tennessee) 1910- 1924 FamilySearch Library

Herald-News 08/28/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Rhea County news (Tennessee) 1950 FamilySearch Library

The Dayton herald (Tennessee) 1924-1960 FamilySearch Library

The Weekly herald (Dayton, Tennessee) 1904 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Dayton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Dayton Weekly Leader. (Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn.) 1880s-1890s

Herald-News. (Dayton, Tenn.) 1982-Current

Militant Truth. (Dayton, Tenn.) 1940-Current

Republican-Enterprise. (Dayton, Tenn.) 1890s-1910s

Dayton Probate Records

1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Record of Wills of Rhea County, Tenn Ancestry online

Dayton School Records

Bryan College - Commoner Yearbook (Dayton, TN), 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bryan College yearbook, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Rhea Central High School - Yellowjacket Yearbook (Dayton, TN), 1921, 1930, 1950, 1953, 1955 E Yearbook online

Rhea Central High School yearbooks, 1921, 1930, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

William Jennings Bryan College yearbooks, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

William Jennings Bryan University yearbooks, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Dayton Tax Records

Rhea County tax lists, 1819 through 1829 FamilySearch Library



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