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Welcome to Gale ...

Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Gale is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gale: 315 & 680<3>

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, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), 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.

  • Altamont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Tupper Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sevey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
  • Horseshoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Cranberry Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Saranac Inn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Wanakena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • South Colton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) 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 1887. The Gale post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Gale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Gale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/