Welcome to Dale ...

Dale is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Dale is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dale is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Dale: (541) & (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Dale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Dale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dale.

Communities near Dale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dale.

• Ukiah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
  • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <5>
• Ritter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <5>
• Lehman Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
  • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
  • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
  • Lehman Hot Springs
  • Lehman
• Galena
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Long Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <5>
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
  • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
• Hamilton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Fox
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <5>
• Monument
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <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 Dale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dale. 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 Dale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dale. See our Newspapers Page for Dale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dale ...

Looking for more information about Dale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dale.

Adding Dale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dale post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/