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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dale is located in Spencer County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).

Below are the counties that are near Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dale:

  • Spencer County     (The home county of Dale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Mariah Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <1>
    • Rockport Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gentryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kercheval
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kercheval
      • From Dale to Kercheval
    • Santa Claus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Spencer County
    • Pigeon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Dale to Pigeon
    • Lamar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Saint Meinrad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
      • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <1>
    • Fulda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
      • Fulda is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <1>
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Alfordsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Glendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Hook
      • From Dale to Sandy Hook
  • Dubois County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Oakland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Somerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dongola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckskin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
      • Buckskin is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckskin
      • From Dale to Buckskin
    • Francisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Douglas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Douglas
      • From Dale to Douglas
    • Warrenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Bristow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <1>
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Sassafras
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Dale to Ranger
    • Apalona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tell City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
      • Tell City is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <1>
    • Lilly Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Branchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Leopold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Croix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <1>
    • Cannelton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <1>
    • Gerald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Stendal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Velpen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spurgeon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Whiteoak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Winslow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <1>
    • Otwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Oakland City Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
      • Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County
    • Algiers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glezen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Highbank Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
    • Alford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vanderburgh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Daylight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Smythe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Melody Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
      • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Heilman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heilman
      • From Dale to Heilman
    • Eames
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eames
      • From Dale to Eames
    • Tennyson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <1>
    • Folsomville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickeyville
      • From Dale to Dickeyville
    • De Gonia Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Boonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <1>
    • Lynnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <1>
    • Chandler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
    • Dayville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Baugh City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baugh City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
      • Baugh City is located in Warrick County
  • Breckinridge County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Chenaultt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chenaultt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
      • Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chenaultt
      • From Dale to Chenaultt
    • Ammons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
      • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <1>
    • Stephensport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daviess County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Maceo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Yelvington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ensor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Owensboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Philpot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philpot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot
      • Philpot is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philpot <1>
    • Birk City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
  • Hancock County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Lewisport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hawesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
    • Patesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
    • Carlinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carlinburg
      • From Dale to Carlinburg
    • Reed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meade County (KY)
    • Roberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberta
      • From Dale to Roberta

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dale, see our County-by-County Page for Dale.

Cemeteries Near Dale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.

  • Dale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetherill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffaloville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffaloville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffaloville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dale had a population of 659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dale had a population of 1,480 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.

  • Rockport Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mariah Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
    • Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
  • Gentryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Henry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
  • Kercheval
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
    • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kercheval
    • From Dale to Kercheval
  • Buffaloville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffaloville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
    • Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
  • Santa Claus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heilman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
    • Heilman is located in Warrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heilman
    • From Dale to Heilman
  • Pigeon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pigeon
    • From Dale to Pigeon
  • Selvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
    • Selvin is located in Warrick County
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    • Kennedy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Spencer County
    • Ferdinand
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <1>
    • Liberal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Spencer County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dale.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Dale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dale:

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1691, Longitude: -86.9900    









 

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