Dalton, Indiana
Appearance
Dalton, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 85°10′53″W / 39.98333°N 85.18139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wayne |
Township | Dalton |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47346 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 447636[1] |
Dalton is an unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dalton, Indiana
- ^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 209.
- ^ "USGS detail on Dalton - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.