Dalton, Kansas

Dalton, Kansas
Grain Elevator in Dalton (2009)
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
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
Elevation1,207 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 halfway 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. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  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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