Dale, Illinois

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Dale, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Dale, Illinois
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Dale, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°59′42″N88°29′30″W / 37.99500°N 88.49167°W / 37.99500; -88.49167
Country United States
State Illinois
County Hamilton
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62829 [1]
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID406928 [2]

Dale is an unincorporated community which is located in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. [2] The elevation of Dale is 400 feet.

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The community is in the Wabash Valley seismic zone. [3]

History

Dale was laid out in about 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point. [4] The community was named for Reuben Dale, the owner of a local mill. [5] A post office called Dale has been in operation since 1882. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dale ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Dale, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Historic Quakes:Southern Illinois 1968 11 09 17:01:40.5 UTC - usgs.gov - Retrieved September 22, 2009
  4. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 86. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
  5. ↑ Hamilton County, Illinois: Celebrating 175 Years. Turner Publishing Company. 1996. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-56311-298-0.
  6. ↑ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2015.


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