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 hospitals and doctors 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 Chariton County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
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:
- Chariton County (The home county of Dalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Keytesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lewis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Snyder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Rothville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Wakenda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Hale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Tina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bogard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Asper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Cooper County
- Blackwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steinmetz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Marceline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Fountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Laclede
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Kaseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Lingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- New Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Thomas Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Yates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moberly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Gilliam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Saline City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Arrow Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Malta Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Grand Pass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
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.
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shulte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sleyster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keytesville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- High Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Frankfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairle Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dalton had a population of 16 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Keytesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- New Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Shannondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilliam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
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 35 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]<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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |