Dade County, Missouri Genealogy

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Parent County
1841--Dade County was created 29 January 1841 from Greene County. County seat: Greenfield

Boundary Changes
29 Jan 1841 DADE created from Non-County Area 29 and Non-County Area 32. Non-County Area 29 and Non-County Area 32 eliminated. (Mo. Laws 1840–1841, pub., sec. 10/pp. 33–34)

24 Feb 1843 DADE lost to creation of LAWRENCE; LAWRENCE not fully organized, parts attached to BARRY and DADE "for civil and military purposes." (Mo. Laws 1842–1843, pub., p. 39)

14 Feb 1845 DADE lost to creation of CEDAR. LAWRENCE fully organized, detached from DADE. (Mo. Laws 1844–1845, secs. 49–51/p. 37)

Visit the Newberry Library Historical State and County Boundary Maps at www.newberry.org/ahcbp/index.html

Neighboring Counties

 * Barton
 * Cedar
 * Greene
 * Jasper
 * Lawrence
 * Polk

Societies and Libraries
Dade County Genealogy Society P.O. Box 155 Greenfield, Missouri 65661

Dade County Library 209 South Main Street Greenfield, Missouri 65661

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