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Welcome to Dalton ...Dalton is located in Berkshire County<1>. The location of Dalton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Dalton was settled in 1755 and was incorporated in 1784. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dalton has a population of 6,532 people<3> (see below for details). Dalton is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Dalton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Dalton: (413) The ZIP codes for Dalton: 01226-01227<5> Websites for Dalton ...Official Website: www.dalton-ma.gov/ Junior League: www.jlbc.info/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dalton had an population of 6,532 people. This is a decrease of 3.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.22% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dalton had a population of 6,756 people (which is 5.15% of the total population of Berkshire County). This makes Dalton the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Dalton represents 0.1% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 6,756 people, the population of Dalton decreased 1.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,892 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dalton. Communities Also Named Dalton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Dalton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas (2), Utah (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dalton. Communities near Dalton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dalton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dalton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dalton. 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 Dalton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dalton. See our Newspapers Page for Dalton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dalton ...Looking for more information about Dalton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dalton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dalton. Adding Dalton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dalton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Dalton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalton. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Dalton: www.dalton-ma.gov/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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