Welcome to Dale ...

Dale is located in Guthrie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Dale is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, 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.

• Adel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
• Stuart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Guthrie Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
  • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <4>
• Earlham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
  • Earlham is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
• Panora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panora
  • Panora is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panora <4>
• DeSoto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
  • DeSoto is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <4>
• Redfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <4>
• Adair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Adair is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
• Dexter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Casey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Dale post office opened in 1883.

We also found Dale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/