Dade (GA): Profile

Welcome to Dade County ...

Time Zone: Dade County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Trenton is the Seat for Dade County.

Dade County was founded in 1837 and was created by taking area from Walker County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dade had a population of 16,103 people. This is a decrease of 3.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,633 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dade represented 0.17% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Dade County:

Lookout Mountain Town ‑ Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Mountain Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,574 people
Morganville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Morganville
Trenton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Trenton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton<3>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Georgia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Georgia Archives

Websites specific to Dade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Marion County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hamilton County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cemeteries of Dade County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Georgia

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.