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History · Dalton Township

Dalton Township dates to 1828, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

1828founded
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Dalton Township began

When was Dalton Township founded?

1828

Dalton Township dates its founding to 1828 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1829.

2020 census: 633198 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1829.The full story ↓

What stands out about Dalton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dalton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Dalton Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsEstablished in 1828: 198 years of Dalton Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dalton Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Nettle Creek
1829–1890
Palmyra
1835–1838
Dalton
1838–1901
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Dalton Township, 1828 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1828
    FoundingDalton Township is established
  3. 1829Post officeThe Nettle Creek post office opens
  4. 1835Post officeThe Palmyra post office opens
  5. 1838Post officeThe Palmyra post office closes
  6. 1838Post officeThe Dalton post office opens
  7. 1890Post officeThe Nettle Creek post office closes
  8. 20th century
  9. 1901Post officeThe Dalton post office closes
  10. 1960On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story

How Dalton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dalton Township.

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Dalton was platted in 1828. An old variant name of the community was called Palmyra.

A post office was established at Dalton in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Dalton Township on the map, 1960 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dalton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dalton Township on the 1960 USGS mapDalton Township on the 1981 USGS map1960Hagerstown sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dalton Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jefferson Township2 historic placesAPerry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlue River TownshipIts storyB+Union TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Dalton Township’s history

What year was Dalton Township founded?

In 1828, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Dalton Township’s post office opened in 1829.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.