Dade County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Dade County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Francis Langhorne Dade, who was killed in the Dade Massacre by Seminole Indians in December 1835. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dade County Courthouse PO Box 613 Trenton, GA 30752 Phone: 706-657-4625 Dade County Website County Clerk has divorce, court, and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Dade County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs. 1989. The Civil War comes to Dade County. Rossville, Georgia: Delta Genealogical Society.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Dade County). 1965. Confederate roster, 1861; Confederate pension roll, 1908-1952; and Confederate Veterans Aid Association minutes, 1889-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1853-1877 Index to Appraisements, Inventories, Sales 1853-1877 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1884-1886 Wills and Estates 1884-1886 (digital images). See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1884-1904 Index to Wills, Minutes, Estates, Bk B 1884-1904 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1903-1948 Index to Will Bk A 1903-1948 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1866-1902 Dade County Marriage Books B and C Index 1866-1902. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1888 Marriage Records indexes Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1901 Marriage Records indexes Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Dade County Historical Society P.O. Box 604 Trenton, GA 30752 Website

Websites

 * Dade County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Dade County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Dade County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records