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Missouri Counties

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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Dade County, Missouri

Dade County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Greenfield
Year Organized: 1841
Square Miles: 490

Court House:

Main Street
County Courthouse
Greenfield, MO 65661

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Francis L. Dade, pioneer settler.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Dade County

Dade County was set apart from Polk and Barry Counties by a Formative Act of January 29, 1841. This formation was followed by an Approval Act of February 15, 1841. These acts were followed by a Limiting Act of March 29, 1845, in which ten miles was taken off of the north and given to Cedar County, and nine miles from the south end added to Lawrence County. The county was named for Francis L. Dade, a Virginian, who became a lieutenant, captain, and brevet-major in the United States Army. He was killed in a treacherous attack by the Seminole Indians in 1835, near Fort King, Florida. (Colonel William F. Switzler; Missouri (16), p. 445; Session Laws 1840-1841)

Source: Meyers, Robert Lee. "Place Names In The Southwest Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1930.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Arcola	village	Incorporated Area
- Cedar	township
- Dadeville	village	Incorporated Area
- Ernest	township
- Everton	city	Incorporated Area
- Grant	township
- Greenfield (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Lockwood	city	Incorporated Area
- North	township
- North Morgan	township
- Pilgrim	township
- Rock Prairie	township
- Sac	township
- Smith	township
- South	township
- South Greenfield	village	Incorporated Area
- South Morgan	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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