Welcome to Fort Dade ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Dade. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Dade to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Dade, please Contact Us.

Fort Dade would have been located within present day Hillsborough County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Dade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Dade: Ft. Dade

Time Zone: The area where Fort Dade was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Fort Dade and travel east, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Fort Dade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Dade - it's located in Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Dade.

Communities near Fort Dade ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Dade.

• Saint Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Petersburg
  • From Fort Dade to Saint Petersburg
• Bradenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bradenton
  • From Fort Dade to Bradenton
• Pinellas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinellas Park
  • Pinellas Park is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinellas Park <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinellas Park
  • From Fort Dade to Pinellas Park
• Seminole
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seminole
  • From Fort Dade to Seminole
• Palmetto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palmetto
  • From Fort Dade to Palmetto
• Gulfport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gulfport
  • From Fort Dade to Gulfport
• Saint Pete Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pete Beach
  • Saint Pete Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pete Beach <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Pete Beach
  • From Fort Dade to Saint Pete Beach
• Saint Petersburg Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
  • Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas County
• Longboat Key
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Longboat Key
  • From Fort Dade to Longboat Key
• Treasure Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
  • Treasure Island is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treasure Island <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Treasure Island
  • From Fort Dade to Treasure Island

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Dade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Dade.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Dade. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Dade.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Dade. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Dade.

Adding Fort Dade to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fort Dade was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Dade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/