Dale Enterprise, Virginia

Dale Enterprise, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Dale Enterprise, Virginia
Dale Enterprise, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°27′18″N 78°56′20″W / 38.45500°N 78.93889°W / 38.45500; -78.93889
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyRockingham
Elevation
1,408 ft (429 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1492833

Dale Enterprise is an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The name dates to 1872, when it was time to name the village's post office. The place was previously known as Millersville, after the Miller family who ran an early store there. After the Civil War, Mr. J. W. Minnick started a new mercantile “enterprise” at the crossroads of Silver Lake Road and Route 33. Minnick’s store was located near a “dale,” so the chosen name became Dale Enterprise.