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Welcome to Gale ...

Gale is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Gale is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gale - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gale ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Gale.

  • Barstow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Barstow is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barstow <3>
  • Newberry Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenwood
    • Lenwood is located in San Bernardino County
  • Hinkley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bell Mountain
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Mountain
    • Bell Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in San Bernardino County
  • Helendale
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fort Irwin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lucerne Valley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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 Gale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gale ...

Looking for more information about Gale? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gale.

Adding Gale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gale 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 Gale was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.