Dalton, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°16′9″N 97°16′21″W / 37.26917°N 97.27250°W / 37.26917; -97.27250[1][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
- ^ a b c d "Dalton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Sumner County map, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Wellington
![Map of Kansas highlighting Sumner County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Sumner_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Sumner_County.svg.png)
communities
- Avon
- Belle Plaine
- Bluff
- Caldwell
- Chikaskia
- Conway
- Creek
- Dixon
- Downs
- Eden
- Falls
- Gore
- Greene
- Guelph
- Harmon
- Illinois
- Jackson
- London
- Morris
- Osborne
- Oxford
- Palestine
- Ryan
- Seventy Six
- South Haven
- Springdale
- Sumner
- Valverde
- Walton
- Wellington
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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