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Welcome to Dial ...

Dial is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dial, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Dial is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dial: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Dial ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dial - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina and Texas (3).

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.

  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Albans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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.

Adding Dial to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dial in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dial was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dial post office opened in 1898. The Dial post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dial.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Dial area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dial 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/