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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.

Dalton, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Grain Elevator in Dalton (2009)
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Dalton
Dalton
Coordinates: 37°16′9″N 97°16′21″W[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 [1]
GNIS ID484503 [1]

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. "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.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

Further reading


See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas




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