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Dade County, GA Genealogy
History

Dade County lies in the extreme northwest corner of Georgia. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north and Alabama to the west.

Dade County was formed in 1837 from the western portion of Walker County. It was named after Major Francis Langhorne Dade who was killed in an ambush during the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1835.

The county seat is Trenton.