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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Dalton is a village in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 17 to 7 (-59%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dalton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dalton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Dalton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dalton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dalton Vocational School Historic District in Bowling Green, 0.6 miles away.

Dalton and the nearest listed places

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Dalton Vocational School Historic DistrictChariton County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceFirst Presbyterian ChurchRedding-Hill HouseLocust HillSalisbury Square Historic District

Closest to Dalton

Dalton Vocational School Historic DistrictBowling Green · District0.6miChariton County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceKeytesville · Building3.6miFirst Presbyterian ChurchKeytesville · Building3.9miRedding-Hill HouseKeytesville · Building4miLocust HillBrunswick · Building6.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dalton Vocational School Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Bowling Green📜 Keytesville📜 Keytesville📜 Brunswick
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