Dalton, Kansas

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Dalton, Kansas
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Coordinates: 37°16′9″N97°16′21″W / 37.26917°N 97.27250°W / 37.26917; -97.27250 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sumner
Elevation
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1,207 ft (368 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-16950
GNIS ID 484503 [1]

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.

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