Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dalton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dalton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dalton is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Dalton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dalton:
- Wayne County (The home county of Dalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Cambridge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- East Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Blackford County
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Bentonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Nulltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Willow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Mooreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Messick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Corwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- New Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Straughn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Redkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Boundary City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Markleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Woodlawn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Western Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Losantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Bloomingport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Farmland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rural
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Arba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Yankee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Hollansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- New Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Fort Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Coletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Castine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- New Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dalton, see our County-by-County Page for Dalton.
Cemeteries Near Dalton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dalton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dalton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dalton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Bales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nettle Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kessinger Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Awl Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Economy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nettle Creek Brick Church Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84425 <3>
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dalton had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Losantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Hagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Modoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Messick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- New Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dalton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dalton.
Newspapers Published in Dalton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dalton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dalton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dalton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dalton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Darke County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Dalton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |