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| DeKalb County, Alabama | |
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 Location in the state of Alabama | |
 Location of Alabama in the U.S. | |
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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
Biography
Biographies of many notable residents of DeKalb County, Alabama were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Begins on page 929.
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
- Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 1. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Allen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery, Bailey's Chapel Cemetery, Bankhead Cemetery, Belcher's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Beulah Church Cemetery, Black Oak Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Broadway Church Cemetery, Browder Cemetery, Collins Cemetery, Collinsville Cemetery, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Copeland Bridge (Liberty Hill) Cemetery, Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Crossville Cemetery, Dalrymple Cemetery, Deer Head Cove Cemetery, Fairview Methodist Cemetery, Fischer Cemetery, Forester Cemetery, Franklin Cemetery, Freeman Cemetery, Freeman Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendship Baptist (Biddle) Church Cemetery, Fuller Cemetery, and Fyffe Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 2. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Garvin Cemetery, Geraldine First Baptist Church Cemetery, Gilbreath Cemetery, Glenwood Cemetery, Gravel Hill Cemetery, Green Cemetery, Green's Chapel Cemetery, Hall Cemetery, Harbour Cemetery, Hawkins Cemetery, Head Springs Cemetery, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Jack Cemetery, Jennings Cemetery, Kelley's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Killian Cemetery, Kilpatrick Cemetery, Lankford Cemetery, Lebonan Cemetery, Lee's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Church Cemetery, Liberty Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, Little River Church Cemetery, Lookout Mt. Church, Lower Sulphur Springs Cemetery, and Lusk Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. McNutt Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Macedonia Baptist Church (No. 1) Cemetery, Macedonia Missionary Baptist (No. 2) Cemetery, Miller Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Moore's School Cemetery, Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Flat Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Herman Cemetery, Mt. Home Cemetery, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Chruch Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, and Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 4. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, New Home Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (No. 1), New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Nicholson Cemetery, Oak Hill Church Cemetery, Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Collinsville Cemetery, Old Antioch Church Cemetery, Old Straight Creek Church Cemetery, Painter Baptist Church Cemetery, Pea Ridge Cemetery, Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Plain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Plunket Cemetery, Price Cemetery, Providence Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainsville Church of Christ Cemetery, Red Hill Cemetery, Robertson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Rocky Mt. Cemetery, Roden Cemetery, Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Skirum Methodist Church Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Stewart Cemetery, and Straight Creek Church Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 5. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Ten Broeck Cemetery, Town Creek Cemetery, Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Valley Head Cemetery, Violet Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Walker's Chapel Cemetery, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, Welcome Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Welden Cemetery, Wesley's Chapel Cemetery, Whitehall Cemetery.
Census
| DeKalb County, Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Church
Court
Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of DeKalb County, Alabama see:
- Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of DeKalb County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index. FHL Book 976.166 E7b.
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
- 1881-1930 - Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
Marriage
- 1816-1957 - Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
Death
- 1881-1952 - Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
- 1908-1974 - Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the DeKalb County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.
Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. DeKalb County has one book.
Societies and Libraries
Rainsville Public Library
941 East Main St
Rainsville, Alabama 35986
United States
+1 256-638-3311
- Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur & Fri 8am-5pm;
Tue 8am-7pm;
Sat 8am-12pm
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
- USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
- DeKalb County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- 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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