Welcome to Dal ...

Dal is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dal, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Dal is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Dal: 606

Communities near Dal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dal.

• Corbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <3>
• Williamsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Barbourville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <3>
• Jellico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
• Elk Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
• Louden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Louden is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
• Packard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Packard is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Saxton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saxton is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dal ...

Looking for more information about Dal? 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 Dal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dal.

Adding Dal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dal 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 (so far) for Dal was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dal.