Welcome to Dale ...
So far, we found very little information about Dale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dale, please Contact Us.
Dale would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.
The location of Dale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dale is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dale is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dale once stood is in the (308) area code.
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), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), 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.
- Broken Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
- Broken Bow is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Broken Bow has also been known as:
- Brokenbow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <5>
- Callaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Callaway is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
- Merna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
- Merna is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <5>
- Anselmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
- Anselmo is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <5>
- New Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
- New Helena is located in Custer County
- Gates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Custer County
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
- Berwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Berwyn is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <5>
- Weissert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
- Weissert is located in Custer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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.
Adding Dale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>
From that list, the Dale post office opened in 1883.
We also found Dale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |