DeKalb County, Illinois Genealogy

United States  Illinois  DeKalb County

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War hero Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German baron.

Parent County

 * 1837--DeKalb County was created 4 March 1837 from Kane County. County seat:  Sycamore

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Kane
 * Kendall
 * La Salle
 * Lee
 * McHenry
 * Ogle
 * Winnebago

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in DeKalb County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * DeKalb Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of DeKalb County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from DeKalb County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of DeKalb County.


 * - 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 58th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C and E.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dekalb County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Dekalb County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)