Welcome to Dalton ...

Dalton is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Dalton is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Dalton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Dalton is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dalton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Dalton: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Dalton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Dalton: This one is located in Cass County and the other is located in Denton County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (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.

• Daingerfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daingerfield
  • Daingerfield is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daingerfield <5>
• Linden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
• Hughes Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
  • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <5>
• Lone Star
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lone Star is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Star <5>
• Naples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Former name for Naples:
  • Station Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
• Maud
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Omaha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Douglassville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
  • Douglassville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <5>
• Marietta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Bryans Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
  • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County

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>

From that list, the Dalton post office opened in 1875.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/