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Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 History 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places/Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Resources 4.1 Cemeteries 4.2 Church 4.3 Court 4.4 Land 4.5 Local Histories 4.6 Maps 4.7 Military 4.7.1 Civil War 4.7.1.1 Civil War Battle 4.8 Newspapers 4.9 Probate 4.10 Taxation 4.11 Vital Records 4.11.1 Death 5 Societies and Libraries  5.1 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Dade County Courthouse
PO Box 613;
Trenton, GA 30752
Phone: 706.657.4625

County Clerk has divorce, court, and land records^[1]

History

Parent County

1837--Dade County was created 25 December 1837 from Walker County.
County seat: Trenton ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1865 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• DeKalb County, Alabama
• Hamilton County, Tennessee
• Jackson County, Alabama
• Marion County, Tennessee
• Walker

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Dade County.

• September 10-11, 1863 = Davis' Cross Roads, also known as Dug Gap^[3]

Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers

Probate

• Wills and Estates 1884-1886 (digital images). See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers 
  
• Index to Appraisements, Inventories, Sales 1853-1877 Georgia Pioneers 
  ($)
• Index to Will Bk A 1903-1948 Georgia Pioneers 
  ($)
  
• Index to Wills, Minutes, Estates, Bk B 1884-1904 Georgia Pioneers 
  ($)
  

Taxation

Vital Records

Death

• 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Dade County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Dade County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers (S)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dade County, Georgia. Page 154 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 13 August, 2012)

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