Dade County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Francis L. Dade. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dade County Courthouse Main Street Greenfield, MO 65661 Phone: 417-637-2724 Dade County Website County Recorder has marriage records from 1867 and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce records from 1867. Probate Judge has probate and court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Dade County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census Records
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Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * History of Dade County and Her People. 1917. By A. J. Young. Greenfield, Mo.: Pioneer Historical Co.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch.
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch.
 * Index online at FamilySearch.


 * History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton Counties, Missouri. 1889. By Dade County Historical Society. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. By Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Dade County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Dade County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Dade County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Plat Book of Dade County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Civil War
Online Records


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Regiments

Service men in Dade County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Dade County, Missouri:


 * - 6th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company L
 * - 7th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E
 * - 7th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * The Dade County Library has microfilm of extant newspapers published in the County from 1867 forward. This includes communities such as Greenfield, Lockwood and Everton.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1867 Dade County Birth Index 1851-1867. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883 Dade County Birth Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1884 Dade County Birth Index 1883-1884. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1863-1876 Dade County Marriage Index 1863-1876. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1867-1871 Dade County Marriage Index 1867-1871. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Marriage records, Dade County, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 Dade County Death Index 1883. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1884 Dade County Death Index 1883-1884. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Libraries

 * Dade County Library 209 South Main Street Greenfield, MO 65661 Email: [mailto:dadecolibrary@yahoo.com dadecolibrary@yahoo.com]

Societies

 * Dade County Genealogy Society P.O. Box 155 Greenfield, MO 65661 Email: [mailto:info@dcgsmo.org info@dcgsmo.org] Website


 * Dade County Missouri Historical Society E-mail: [mailto:timrward1972@gmail.com timrward1972@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * Dade County MO Genealogy Research. Contains information for researching genealogy in Dade County MO, Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - 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
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)