Dadeville was named for Major Francis Langhorne Dade, who died in the Seminole War in 1835. The town was granted a charter in 1837 and was first incorporated in 1858, lost its charter during the Civil War, and was incorporated a second time in 1878. Dadeville has been the Tallapoosa County seat since 1838.

Dadeville was home to the Graefenberg Medical Institute, Alabama's first medical school, which operated from 1852 until the outbreak of the Civil War; attempts to rehabilitate the school after the war failed, and the building burned in 1873.

Completion of the Thomas Wesley Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River in 1926 and the subsequent creation of Lake Martin had and continues to have a strong economic impact on Dadeville.

All Businesses
24-Hour Fuel Pumps
Bakery / Confectionery
Bar-B-Que Restaurants
Bars
Beer
Boat Dealers
Boat Maintenance
Boat Ramp (Private)
Boat Slips - Long Term
Boat Slips - Transient
Boat Storage (Indoor)
Boat Tours
Boating Clubs
Breakfast Restaurants
Cafés / Coffee Shops
Camping (RV)
Canoe Rentals
Canoes
Churches
Construction Companies
Convenience Stores
Event Planning
Fire Departments
Gasoline (Ethanol-Free)
General Contractors
Gift Shops
Golf Courses
Grocery
Hamburger Restaurants
Hardware Stores
Home Sales
Ice
Ice Cream
Italian Food Restaurants
Kayak Rentals
Kayaking
Lake Organizations
Live Music Venues
Marinas
Mexican Restaurants
Museums
New Boat Sales
Non-Profit Organizations
On The Water
Pizza Restaurants
Poker Run Stops
Pontoon Boat Rentals
Powder Coating
Property Management
Public Beach
Raft Rentals
Rafting
Real Estate Agencies
Real Estate Agents
Real Estate Developments
Real Estate Leases
Restaurants
Roofing Contractors
Shoreline Regulations
Sports Bars
Standup Paddleboard (SUP) Rentals
Standup Paddleboards (SUP)
Tourism
Upholstery
Used Boat Sales
Vacation Condo Rentals
Vacation Home Rentals
Watercraft Repair
Wedding Venues
Welding / Metal Fabrication
Wine