DeKalb County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    DeKalb County





County Courthouse
Dekalb County Courthouse 1 Public Square Room 201 and 205 Smithville, Tennessee 37166 Phone: (615)597-4153

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Saturday 8 am - 12 pm

History


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

Parent County
1837--DeKalb County was created 11 December 1837 from White, Warren, Cannon, Wilson, and Jackson Counties. County seat: Smithville

Neighboring Counties

 * Cannon
 * Putnam
 * Smith
 * Warren
 * White
 * Wilson

Cemeteries
For a list of DeKalb county cemeteries, click here.

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography

Law and Legislation

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes DeKalb County.]

Periodicals
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of DeKalb County, Tennessee have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 35 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog