DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama DeKalb County

History


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

Parent County
1836--De Kalb County was created 9 January 1836 from the Cherokee Cession of 1835. County seat: Fort Payne

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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chattooga County, Georgia
 * Dade County, Georgia
 * Etowah
 * Gadsden County, Florida
 * Jackson
 * Marshall
 * Walker County, Georgia

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
 * 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

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.


 * DeKalb County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS 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.
 * DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)