Dade County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Dade County

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

County Courthouse


Dade County Courthouse PO Box 613 Trenton, GA 30752 Phone: 706.657.4625 County Clerk has divorce, court, and land records

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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1853 and 1863 The courthouse at Trenton burned 15 April 1853 with a total loss of records. During the American Civil War on 19-21 November 1863 the Third Division, Fifteenth Corp of federal troops under General Hugh Ewing razed the town and courthouse destroying all probate records and marriages. Only two deed books and some minutes of the Superior Court survived.

Neighboring Counties
DeKalb County • Hamilton County • Jackson County • Marion County • Walker County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 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
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project ( other war's information is also giving)


 * Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs. 1989. The Civil War comes to Dade County. Rossville, Georgia: Delta Genealogical Society.
 * Dawson County Historical and Genealogical Society (Dawson County, Ga.). 1997. Dawson County, Georgia Heritage, 1857-1996. [Waynesville, N.C.]: Walsworth Pub.

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 Records

 * 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 ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1866-1902 - Dade County Marriage Books B and C Index 1866-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Dade County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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)