Daulton, California

Daulton
—  Unincorporated community  —
Daulton Location in California
Coordinates: 37°07′09″N 119°58′56″W / 37.11917°N 119.98222°W / 37.11917; -119.98222Coordinates: 37°07′09″N 119°58′56″W / 37.11917°N 119.98222°W / 37.11917; -119.98222
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation[1]	404 ft (123 m)

Daulton is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.^[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Raymond,^[2] at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Daulton from 1899 to 1908.^[2] The name honors Henry C. Daulton, chairman of the commission that established Madera County, who gave the railroad right of way on his land.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daulton, California
2. ^ ^{a b c} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 764. ISBN 9781884995149.