HM 233 - Dayton Cemetery

Historical Markers of Lyon County

HM 7 - Dayton

HM 61 - Mound House

HM 74 - Wellington

HM 85 - Sutro

HM 113 - Wabuska

HM 127 - Courthouse Site (1865-1907)

HM 163 - Chinatown (Early Name of Dayton)

HM 177 - Desert Well Station
(Overland Mail and Stage Station)

HM 185 - McCone's Foundries

HM 186 - Union Hotel & Post Office

HM 192 - Buckland's Station
(On the California Emigrant Trail)

HM 199 - Camels in Dayton

HM 200 - Hall's Station

HM 223 - Devil's Gate

HM 233 - Dayton Cemetery

HM 255 - Wilson Canyon

HM 257 - Nevada's First Gold Discovery

HM 262 - Dayton School House - 1865

HM 264 - Silver City Schoolhouse

Dayton Cemetery

Location: Western Lyon County, Dayton
Directions: At entrance to the Dayton Cemetery
(Access via Main St to Cemetery Road, north to pavement end)
N39° 14' 00.4" W119° 35' 49.6"

Location: 2
Visibility: 2
Accessibility: 2
Marker type: St (L)

Date Conquered: 7/8/07
Nearest Intersection: Off of Cemetery Rd.
Quick Description: A marker honoring one of the oldest cemeteries in Nevada.
Signed: No -- This marker has never been signed.

Full Description:
Exact description as reads ...

Founded in 1851, this is one of the oldest constantly maintained cemeteries in the State of Nevada. The trail to the Mother Lode passed directly in front and the wagon tracks can still be seen with careful observation.
James Finney (Ole Virginie) after whom Virginia City is named is buried here. The known names are primarily Italian as this ethnic group has predominated down through Dayton's early history. Recognizing the potential of the land and the irrigating value of the Carson River, the Italians made this area the breadbasket for the Comstock.

All Comstock cemeteries including this one are heavily patrolled after sunset to protect them from vandals.

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Fact #233: The name "Gold Canyon" refers to the broad canyonlands and hills in between the Carson River and Virginia City. Dayton was the southernmost town in the Gold Canyon District.