Dalton, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Sumner County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Dalton |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 37.2692°N -97.2725°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sumner |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1207 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 620 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 484503 |
Dalton is an unincorporated community in Avon Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. 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.
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]
The community is served by Oxford USD 358 public school district.