Dade County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Dade County

County Courthouse
Dade County Courthouse Main Street Greenfield, MO 65661 Phone: 417.637.2724 County Recorder has marriage records from 1867 and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1867; Probate Judge has probate and court records

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.

See an interactive map of Dade County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

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

Maps

 * Map of Dade County townships (Histopolis)


 * 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.

Newspapers

 * The Dade County Library has microfilm of extant newspapers published in the County from 1867 forward. This includes communites such as Greenfield, Lockwood and Everton.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

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

admin@dademogensoc.net

Dade County Library 209 South Main Street Greenfield, Missouri 65661

dadecolibrary@yahoo.com

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 Community Tree - A restricted Work - in - Progress - http://www.dademogensoc.net
 * Dade County Genealogy Society - Available March 1, 2011 - http://www.dademogensoc.org