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]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
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 is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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