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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Dalton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 85°10′53″W / 39.98333°N 85.18139°W / 39.98333; -85.18139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipDalton
Elevation1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47346
Area code765
GNIS feature ID447636

Dalton is an unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Map of Dalton, Indiana from The County of Wayne, Indiana, an imperial atlas and art folio. 1893.

Dalton was platted in 1828. An old variant name of the community was called Palmyra.

A post office was established at Dalton in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.

References

  1. ^ 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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