Dalton, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Wayne
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 1066
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|postal_code = 47346
|area_code = 765
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Dalton is an unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Dalton was platted in 1828.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=USa_QRfGQX0C&pg=PA209 | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=R. Clarke & Company | author=Young, Andrew White | year=1872 | pages=209}} An old variant name of the community was called Palmyra.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:447636,28033633,Palmyra|title=USGS detail on Dalton - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-07}}
A post office was established at Dalton in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wayne | title=Wayne County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 7, 2016}}{{clear left}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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