DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |DeKalb County

Guide to DeKalb County, Alabama ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records

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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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.

For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

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

Biography

 * DeKalb County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

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

Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of 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..

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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.


 * - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "DeKalb Invincibles"
 * - 48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and G
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (formerly Co. "C", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (formerly Co. "K", 40th TN Infantry)

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). DeKalb County is in District 3.

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Marriage

 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1836-1927 - DeKalb County Marriage Books D-J Index 1836-1927 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1836-1916 - Duff, Dorothy Smith. DeKalb County, Alabama Marriage Index, 1836-1916. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1850-1858, 1862-1901, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1850-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * DeKalb County Marriages - partial at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * DeKalb County Deaths - partial at ALGenWeb - free.

Vital Record Substitutes
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

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

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Rainsville Public Library 941 East Main St Rainsville, Alabama 35986 United States +1 256-638-3311


 * Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur &amp; Fri 8am-5pm; Tue 8am-7pm; Sat 8am-12pm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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