Welcome to Dalton ...

The village of Dalton is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dalton has a population of 279 people<2> (see below for details).

Dalton is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dalton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dalton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dalton is within the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Dalton: 69131<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dalton had an population of 279 people. This is a decrease of 11.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dalton had a population of 315 people. This makes Dalton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Dalton represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 266th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 315 people, the population of Dalton decreased 5.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 332 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

• Sidney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Bridgeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Gurley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <5>
• Broadwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
  • Broadwater is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadwater <5>
• Alden ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Morrill County
• Brownson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
  • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
• Lisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisco
  • Lisco is located in Garden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisco <5>
• Redington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
  • Redington is located in Morrill County
• Sunol
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
  • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
• Potter
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dalton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Dalton post office opened in 1902.

We also found Dalton on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cheyenne County: www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/