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Guide to DeKalb County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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DeKalb County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 25, 1845
County Seat	Maysville
Courthouse
Address	DeKalb County Courthouse 109 W Main Street P O Box 248 Maysville, MO 64469-0248 Phone: 816.449.5402 DeKalb County Website

County Courthouse

County Recorder has marriage and divorce records;
County Clerk has birth records 1880-1902; probate
Judge has probate records^[1]

History

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The county is named after Revolutionary War hero Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German baron.^[2]

Parent County

1845--DeKalb County was created 25 February 1845 from Clinton County. County seat: Maysville ^[3]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of DeKalb County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

• The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Andrew
• Buchanan
• Caldwell
• Clinton
• Daviess
• Gentry

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing DeKalb County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Interactive map of DeKalb County townships (Histopolis)

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including DeKalb County.

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1805-1866 - DeKalb County Birth Index, Volumes B and C, 1805-1866. Batch C514871 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Marriages

• 1845-1881 - DeKalb County Marriage Books B and C Index 1845-1881. Batch M514871 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1881-1885 - DeKalb County Marriage Book E Index 1881-1885. Batch M514872 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• DeKalb county Missouri USGenWeb project. 2009: site is beginning to add marriages, cemetery records, other historical resources.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), DeKalb County, Missouri. Page 399 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Johann de Kalb," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/5a/Igimissouria.pdf.

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