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[edit] Origin of Town NameThis is from an article about the origin of town names in Hopkins County is from the City Desk Column by Ernest Claytor in the Madisonville Messenger; Madisonville, Kentucky; November 7, 1949.......... Dalton The original name was Garnettsville, but the Postmaster General thought that was too long when he came to establish a post office, and the local merchant, Mr. G.T. Bell, selected the name of Dalton for some unknown reason. --Dlbradley1 14:06, 30 July 2008 (EDT) |