Welcome to Hale ...
Hale is located in Oxford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Hale is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hale: 207
Communities Also Named Hale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hale.
Communities near Hale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hale.
- Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
- Dixfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield
- Dixfield is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixfield <3>
- West Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paris
- West Paris is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paris <3>
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Phillips is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillips <3>
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 Hale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hale. 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 Hale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale. See our Newspapers Page for Hale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hale ...
Looking for more information about Hale? 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 Hale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hale.
Adding Hale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hale 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 Hale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Hale post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hale - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |