Dalton, Indiana

Dalton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Dalton is located in Indiana
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton is located in the United States
Dalton
Dalton
Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 85°10′53″W / 39.98333°N 85.18139°W / 39.98333; -85.18139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipDalton
Elevation
[1]
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47346
Area code765
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.

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. ^ a b c 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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