Welcome to Dutton ...
So far, we found very little information about Dutton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dutton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dutton, please Contact Us.
Dutton would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Dutton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Dutton was founded in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dutton is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dutton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dutton was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Dutton still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Dutton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Dutton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana (2), Oklahoma, Ontario and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dutton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dutton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dutton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dutton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutton. See our Newspapers Page for Dutton.
Adding Dutton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dutton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dutton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dutton post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dutton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dutton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dutton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |