Welcome to Dial ...
So far, we found very little information about Dial. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dial to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dial, please Contact Us.
Dial would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.
The location of Dial has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dial, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dial is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dial was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Dial would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Dial ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dial - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dial.
Communities near Dial ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dial.
- Mena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Mena is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <5>
- Dierks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
- Dierks is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <5>
- Wickes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Wickes is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <5>
- Grannis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <5>
- Gillham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Vandervoort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Umpire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Unco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dial. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dial.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dial. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dial.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dial. See our Newspapers Page for Dial.
Adding Dial to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dial in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dial was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dial post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dial.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dial, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dial - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |