Welcome to Gale ...

Gale is located in Hendricks County<1>.

The location of Gale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gale is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Gale, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Gale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gale - they are located in California, Idaho, Illinois, 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 10 communities that are near Gale.

• Indianapolis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Avon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Speedway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>
• Mooresville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>
• Whitestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <4>
• Pittsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gale post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov