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Welcome to Mountain Dale ...

Mountain Dale is located in Preston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Dale: Mtn. Dale

Mountain Dale is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Dale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Dale: 304 & 681<3>

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, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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.

  • Kingwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Grantsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Confluence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Friendsville
    (6 miles [9.7 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mountain Dale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Dale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, 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>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 Mountain Dale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Dale 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.