Established by M.M. Dutton who persuaded the US Postal Department to establish a post office.

The origin of the name is from the original post-master M.M. Dutton. A pioneer settler that built the first store 1 mile NW of the present town.

Some of the first families to establish a settlement in this area were J.J. Smalley, Tom Gullatt, J.W. Bailey, G.W. White and sons. Uncle Mike McGinn was the oldest know settler to this area. He died in 1886 from a lightening strike. He was a very aged man at that time.

M.M. Dutton, Marion and Jim Dutton are some of the people that help shape the community. “Rufus A. and Will Nichols were early settlers. They reared large families…” from History of Jackson County p.182.