Dale, Oklahoma

Dale
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Motto(s):  "Go Dale"
Dale Location within the state of Oklahoma Dale Dale (the United States) Show map of OklahomaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 35°23′24″N 97°2′42″W / 35.39000°N 97.04500°W / 35.39000; -97.04500Coordinates: 35°23′24″N 97°2′42″W / 35.39000°N 97.04500°W / 35.39000; -97.04500
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pottawatomie
Government
Population  (2010)
• Total	181
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	(405)

Dale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on State Highway 270 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies in the North Canadian River bottom, a few miles northwest of Shawnee. The 2010 census recorded a population of 186.^[1]

Dale was platted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood. The Dale Post Office opened October 26, 1893. Initially named King, for John King, an Absentee-Shawnee Indian who owned the allotted land on which the community was founded. The community was renamed in 1895, for Frank Dale, the second Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court (1893-1898).

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Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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