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Welcome to Dial ...

Dial is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Dial is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

Dial is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dial is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dial lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dial: 806

Communities Also Named Dial ...

While we believe that this Dial is located in Hutchinson County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Dial. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and Fannin 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.

Communities near Dial ...

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

  • Borger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <3>
  • Fritch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <3>
  • Stinnett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Skellytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Electric City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Phillips
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Pringle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Morse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hutchinson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.