Welcome to Dalton ...
Dalton is located in Green Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Dalton is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dalton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dalton: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Dalton: 53926<4>
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, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and Utah (2).
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.
- 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
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
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.
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 (so far) for Dalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dalton post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Green Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dalton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Dalton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Dalton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dalton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dalton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |