Dalton, Kansas

Dalton is an unincorporated community in Avon Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. 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
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
Elevation
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-16950
GNIS ID484503

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.[1]

A post office was opened in Dalton in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939.[2]

Education

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

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References
  1. 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.
  2. "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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