Dale County, Alabama

Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Most of the Fort Rucker U.S. Army Aviation Center for Excellence is in Dale County. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2010 census, 50,251 people lived there. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark.

Geography
Dale County is in the southeastern corner of the State of Alabama. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 562.67 sqmi. 561.07 sqmi (or 99.72%) is land and 1.60 sqmi (or 0.28%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 84
 * [[Image:US 231.svg|24px]] U.S. Highway 231
 * [[Image:Alabama 27.svg|20px]] State Route 27
 * [[Image:Alabama 51.svg|20px]] State Route 51
 * [[Image:Alabama 85.svg|20px]] State Route 85
 * [[Image:Alabama 92.svg|20px]] State Route 92
 * [[Image:Alabama 123.svg|20px]] State Route 123
 * [[Image:Alabama 134.svg|20px]] State Route 134

Border counties

 * Barbour County (north)
 * Henry County (east)
 * Houston County (southeast)
 * Geneva County (southwest)
 * Coffee County (west)
 * Pike County (northwest)

Municipalities and census-designated places

 * Ariton
 * Asbury (northeast of Ozark)
 * Clayhatchee
 * Daleville
 * Dothan (part - most of Dothan is in Houston County, with additional portions in Henry County)
 * Enterprise (part - most of Enterprise is in Coffee County)
 * Fort Rucker (U.S. Army base, treated as a census-designated place)
 * Grimes
 * Level Plains
 * Midland City
 * Napier Field
 * Newton
 * Ozark
 * Pinckard

Unincorporated communities

 * Arguta (southwest of Blue Springs)
 * Barefield Crossroads (west of Abbeville)
 * Barnes (southeast of Abbeville)
 * Beamon (northeast of Ozark)
 * Bells Crossroads (northwest of Clayton)
 * Bertha (southeast of Blue Springs)
 * Bethel (southwest of Clio)
 * Browns Crossroad (northeast of Newton)
 * Clopton (southeast of Blue Springs)
 * Dill (north of Ozark)
 * Dillard (northwest of Ozark)
 * Dykes Crossroad (southwest of Blue Springs)
 * Echo (east of Ozark)
 * Ewell (southeast of Ozark)
 * Gerald (northwest of Daleville)
 * Kelly (southwest of Newton)
 * Mabson (east of Ozark)
 * Marley Mill (northwest of Ozark)
 * Plainview (north of Newton)
 * Roberts Crossroads (south of Blue Springs)
 * Rocky Head (southwest of Clio)
 * Skipperville (northeast of Ozark)
 * Sylvan Grove (northeast of Midland City)
 * Waterford (north of Newton)