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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Sumner County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumner County: Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Grant (OK) & Kay (OK).
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:
- Sumner County (The home county of Dalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Cicero
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Paton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Geuda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Perth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Douglass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Salter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Smileyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Bois d'Arc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Lorena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Prairie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Hackney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Udall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Tresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moxham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Mulvane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Wego-Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Derby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Murray Gill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Oatville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Clonmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Chilocco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Braman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sumner Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ninnescah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Plaine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gouda Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Udall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attebery Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dalton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Cicero
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hackney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Udall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Geuda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Tresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Zyba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zyba is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zyba
- Zyba has also been known as:
- Zuba
- Zyber
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 192 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Sedgwick County
- Kay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |