Welcome to Virginia Dale ...
Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia Dale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Virginia Dale: Established by Joseph A. (Jack) Slade and named for his wife Virginia.
Virginia Dale is 7,030 feet [2,143 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Virginia Dale is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Virginia Dale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Virginia Dale: 970
Communities near Virginia Dale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virginia Dale.
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hermosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Hermosa is located in Albany County (WY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hermosa
- From Virginia Dale to Hermosa
- Tie Siding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
- Sherman has also been known as:
- Old Sherman
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sherman
- From Virginia Dale to Sherman
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Feather Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
- Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <3>
- The Buttes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
- The Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
- Stove Prairie Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Buttes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Virginia Dale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia Dale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia 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 Virginia Dale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia Dale. See our Newspapers Page for Virginia Dale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia Dale ...
Looking for more information about Virginia 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 Virginia Dale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Virginia Dale.
Adding Virginia Dale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Virginia 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 Virginia Dale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Virginia Dale post office opened in 1868.
We also found Virginia Dale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia Dale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Virginia Dale - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |