Welcome to Dial ...
Dial is located Dial is located in Fannin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dial, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. Dial is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Dial lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Dial: (903) & (430)<3> While we believe that this Dial is located in Fannin County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Dial. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and Hutchinson County. Beyond Texas, there are 7 communities that are also named Dial - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dial. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dial. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dial. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dial. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dial. 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 Dial. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dial. See our Newspapers Page for Dial. Looking for more information about Dial? 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 Dial, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dial. We originally found mention of Dial 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 Dial was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Dial in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Dial post office opened in 1880.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dial - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> 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. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/