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Dale

Ghost town · Valley County, Idaho

New Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
New Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dale is a ghost town in Valley County, Idaho. It is one of 4 former communities in Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dale as a historical populated place on the Fruitvale topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.8382° N, 116.4843° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFruitvale
Elevation3,220 ft
Nearest living townCouncil, ID
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399506
Coordinates44.83822, -116.48431

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What's there now

Dale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Council, ID (population 824), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,220 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dale?

Dale is in Valley County, Idaho, at 44.8382, -116.4843.

How many ghost towns are in Valley County?

Valley County, Idaho has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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