Dale is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
which is located in
Hamilton County, Illinois
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,993. Its county seat is McLeansboro. It is located in the southern portion of the state, known locally as " Little Egypt".
Histor ...
, United States.
The
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ...
of Dale is 400 feet.
The community is in the
Wabash Valley seismic zone.
History
Dale was laid out in about 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for Reuben Dale, the owner of a local mill. A post office called Dale has been in operation since 1882.
References
External links
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Official Site
Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
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