|
We appreciate all help
we can get to make
this a better site.
Anything sent to us
that we use will have full
credit given.
Was formerly known as Dade County, and was often referred to as Metro-Dade
County. The county seat is Miami, located in the northeastern part
of the county.
Dade County was created on January 18, 1836 and was named after Major
Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War,
at what has since been named the Dade Battlefield.
At the time of its creation, Dade County included the land that now
contains Palm Beach and Broward counties, together with the land of
present day Miami-Dade County. The county seat was originally at Indian
Key in the Florida Keys, then moved in 1844 to Miami.
In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed from the northern portion of
what was then Dade County, and then in 1915, Palm Beach County and
Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what
is now Broward County. There have been no significant boundary changes
to the county since 1915.
Please contact
Fawn if you have any questions or comments on the Florida
site.
|
Our goal at
Genealogy Trails is to transcribe and post genealogical source
data so that family researchers can track their ancestors through time,
throughout the country.
Join our mailing
lists for researchers looking to connect and share information.
You never know who you might meet and what family data they may share
with you -- it could start a whole new branch of the family!
We also use the mailing lists to announce our website updates. Florida
is covered under the South-Eastern Region Mailing List
Remember to look around at the other
states and consider donating your source information -- every
little bit helps someone.
This Miami-Dade
County website is available for adoption!
If you think that you may be interested in volunteering to host a county
or state please view our Volunteer
Information page here and email
Kim.
(A desire
to transcribe data and the know-how to make a basic webpage is required)
|
