Dade County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Dade County

County Courthouse
Dade County; PO Box 613; Trenton, GA 30752-0000; Ph. 706.657.4625 Details: (Co Clk has div, ct &amp; land rec)

Parent County
1837--Dade County was created 25 December 1837 from Walker County. County seat: Trenton

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

Neighboring Counties

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

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.

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 ($)

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Dade County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers (S)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers (S)