DeKalb County, Alabama
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Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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| DeKalb County, Alabama | |
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| Founded | January 9, 1836 |
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| County Seat | Fort Payne |
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United States 
Alabama DeKalb County
Contents |
County Courthouse
111 Grand Avenue SW
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Phone:(256) 845-8525
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records [1]
History
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German baron.[2]
Parent County
1836--De Kalb County was created 9 January 1836 from the Cherokee Cession of 1835. County seat: Fort Payne [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
The Cherokee County court house burned. Some of its records were given to De Kalb County. The records can be found in a old building in Fort Payne, the county seat.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Chattooga County, Georgia
- Dade County, Georgia
- Etowah
- Gadsden County, Florida
- Jackson
- Marshall
- Walker County, Georgia
Resources
Cemeteries
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
- Belchers Chapel Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
- Countess Cemetery
- Dalrymple Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
- DeKalb Memorial Gardens
- Downer Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
- Forester Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
- Gilbreath Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
- Hartline Cemetery
- Head Springs Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
- Husky Chapel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
- King Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
- Longshore Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
- Mahan Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- Mount Herman Cemetery
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery
- Mount Vernon Cemetery
- Mount Zion Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
- Pannell Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Plunket Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
Census
| DeKalb County, Alabama | ||
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 5,929 | — |
| 1850 | 8,245 | 39.1% |
| 1860 | 10,705 | 29.8% |
| 1870 | 7,126 | −33.4% |
| 1880 | 12,675 | 77.9% |
| 1890 | 21,106 | 66.5% |
| 1900 | 23,558 | 11.6% |
| 1910 | 28,261 | 20.0% |
| 1920 | 34,426 | 21.8% |
| 1930 | 40,104 | 16.5% |
| 1940 | 43,075 | 7.4% |
| 1950 | 45,048 | 4.6% |
| 1960 | 41,417 | −8.1% |
| 1970 | 41,981 | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 53,658 | 27.8% |
| 1990 | 54,651 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 64,452 | 17.9% |
| 2010 | 71,109 | 10.3% |
For tips on accessing DeKalb County, Alabama census records online, see: Alabama Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the DeKalb County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Johann de Kalb," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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