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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Green Lake County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Green Lake County: Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Waushara & Winnebago.

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:

  • Green Lake County     (The home county of Dalton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Kingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Marquette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Markesan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Utley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Green Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Plainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Friesland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Cambria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambria is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Pardeeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Wyocena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
    • Rio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Portage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • Doylestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Otsego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Otsego is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
    • Englewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Englewood is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Fall River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Poynette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Poynette is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arlington is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • East Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Bristol is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
    • North Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Bristol is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
    • Morrisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • DeForest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • DeForest is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Fox Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
    • Waupun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Atwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Atwater is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
    • Astico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Astico is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
    • Burnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Burnett is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Lowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Minnesota Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
    • Juneau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Juneau is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Reeseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeseville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Fairwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Brandon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
    • Metomen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
    • Ripon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
    • Ladoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
    • West Rosendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
    • Rosendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Glen Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
    • Montello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Endeavor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Germania
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Douglas Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Neshkoro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Baraboo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
    • Lake Delton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
    • Moon Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
    • West Baraboo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Lohrville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Silver Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Wautoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Coloma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Winnebago County
    • Pickett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett

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.

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.<2>

While we didn't find Dalton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dalton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.

  • Belle Fountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Marcellon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcellon is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
  • Marquette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Pardeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • Cambria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambria is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Markesan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Montello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montello is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Wyocena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Former names for Wyocena:
    • Duck Creek
    • Wiocena
  • Randolph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Rio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rio is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Packwaukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Portage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • Utley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley

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 108 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]<3>. 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 helpful 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'.