Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce

Tallapoosa county was created by the Alabama legislature on 1832 Dec. 18, from land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Cusseta on March 24, 1832. The county derives its name from the Tallapoosa River. Tallapoosa is believed to mean "pulverized rock," in the Choctaw Indian language. Tallapoosa County is located in the east-central part of the state. The county lies almost entirely in the Piedmont plateau, immediately south of the Appalachian plateau province.  Since 1838, the county seat has been in Dadeville, which was named for Major Francis Langhorne Dade who died in the Seminole War in 1838.  The town was granted a charter in 1837 and was first incorporated in 1858, but lost its charter during the War Between the States.  Dadeville was incorporated a second time in 1878. (taken from The Heritage of Tallapoosa County, Alabama copyright 2000.)