Dalton is a village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States.

Dalton was founded circa 1900 when the Nebraska, Wyoming and Western Railroad was extended to that point.

[5] The newly purchased land became a transportation hub for the Nebraska, Wyoming and Western Railroad, and the small town of Dalton that developed on the land became one of the work stations for the railroad.

[5] The Dalton post office was established June 7, 1902[6] and Warren Woolsey was named the first postmaster.

[5] The Dalton Delegate replaced the Herald in 1914 and was published every Friday until it went out of publication in September 1951.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), all land.

38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.40% White, 0.30% Native American, and 0.30% from two or more races.