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Welcome to De Sale ...

De Sale is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Sale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

De Sale is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near De Sale ...

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

  • Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Butler is also located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Slippery Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Chicora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • East Brady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rimersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Sale ...

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

Adding De Sale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Sale 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 De Sale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the De Sale post office opened in 1893. The De Sale post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Sale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Sale - 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>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/