Dalton, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Grain Elevator in Dalton (2009)
Grain Elevator in Dalton (2009)
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Dalton is located in Kansas
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton is located in the United States
Dalton
Dalton
Coordinates: 37°16′9″N 97°16′21″W / 37.26917°N 97.27250°W / 37.26917; -97.27250[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
Elevation
[1]
1,207 ft (368 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-16950
GNIS ID484503 [1]

Dalton is an unincorporated community in Avon Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about half way between Wellington and Oxford at the intersection of S Oliver Rd and E 15th St S, next to an abandoned railroad.

History

Dalton was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that previously passed through the community, east to west, from Oxford to Wellington.[2]

A post office was opened in Dalton in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939.[3]

Education

The community is served by Oxford USD 358 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dalton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 491. ISBN 9780722249055.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
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