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Submit a Historical Marker in Dade County, MO

Add a marker or historic site that is missing from the map, with its location and a photo, so the next person can find it.

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Photographers and researchers in Dade County, MO share one advantage: the sites do not move. Dade County is one of 115 counties in Missouri. The record tells you where to point the camera.

On the record near Dade County, MO

The 12 nearest

15 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Dade County, MO. 3 listed sites carry Dade County as their county.

  1. Washington Hotelunder a mile from the center of Dade County · Building · Greenfield · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  2. Greenfield Opera House Buildingunder a mile from the center of Dade County · Building · Greenfield · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  3. Dilday Mill6.8 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · South Greenfield · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  4. Berry Cemetery14 miles from the center of Dade County · Site · Ash Grove · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
  5. Gilmore Barn19 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Ash Grove · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  6. Stockton Community Building20 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Stockton · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  7. Lawrence County Courthouse22 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Mount Vernon · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  8. Bank of Avilla22 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Avilla · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
  9. Truman, Harry, Birthplace Memorial25 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Lamar · listed 1969National Register of Historic Places
  10. Caplinger Mills Historic District26 miles from the center of Dade County · District · Caplinger Mills · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
  11. First National Bank27 miles from the center of Dade County · Building · Bolivar · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
  12. North Ward School27 miles from the center of Dade County · Structure · Bolivar · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Dade County, MO. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Submit a Marker in Dade County, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

  2. 2

    Match the sites to the records you are working from

  3. 3

    Visit and photograph what still stands

  4. 4

    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

  5. 5

    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Dade County, MO ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Dade County, MO?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Dade County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Dade County, MO the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Dade County, MO are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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