Dalton, Indiana

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Dalton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Dalton
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Dalton
Coordinates: 39°59′00″N85°10′53″W / 39.98333°N 85.18139°W / 39.98333; -85.18139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Township Dalton
Elevation
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1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47346
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID447636 [1]

Dalton is an unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Map of Dalton, Indiana from The County of Wayne, Indiana, an imperial atlas and art folio. 1893. The county of Wayne, Indiana, an imperial atlas and art folio - DPLA - 6ccf118701d9e96844bdf129dc2fcccc (page 11) (cropped).jpg
Map of Dalton, Indiana from The County of Wayne, Indiana, an imperial atlas and art folio. 1893.

Dalton was platted in 1828. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Palmyra. [3]

A post office was established at Dalton in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dalton, Indiana
  2. ↑ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 209.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Dalton - Variant Citation" . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.


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