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Welcome to Mountain Dale ...

Mountain Dale is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Dale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Dale: Mtn. Dale

Mountain Dale is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mountain Dale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Mountain Dale - they are located in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Dale.

Communities near Mountain Dale ...

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

  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Walden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Walden is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Ellenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wurtsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
    • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <3>
  • Otisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <3>
  • Bloomingburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Dale ...

Looking for more information about Mountain Dale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mountain Dale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Dale.

Adding Mountain Dale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Dale 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 Mountain Dale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mountain Dale in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Dale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Dale - 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.