DeKalb County, Missouri
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{{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[DeKalb_County,_Missouri|DeKalb County]]'' | {{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[DeKalb_County,_Missouri|DeKalb County]]'' | ||
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| + | | county = DeKalb County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1845 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 25 | ||
| + | | seat = Maysville | ||
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| + | | building address = DeKalb County Courthouse<br> 109 W Main Street <br>P O Box 248<br>Maysville, MO 64469-0248<br>Phone: 816.449.5402<br>[http://www.dekalbcountymo.org/ '''DeKalb County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br><br>County Recorder has marriage and divorce records; <br>County Clerk has birth records 1880-1902; probate <br>Judge has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), DeKalb County, Missouri. Page 399 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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The county is named after Revolutionary War hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb Johann de Kalb] (1721-1780), a German baron.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb "Johann de Kalb,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after Revolutionary War hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb Johann de Kalb] (1721-1780), a German baron.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb "Johann de Kalb,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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| DeKalb County, Missouri | |
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![]() Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 25, 1845 |
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| 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 |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Recorder has marriage and divorce records;
County Clerk has birth records 1880-1902; probate
Judge has probate records[1]
History
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
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
Marriages
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
Web Sites
- DeKalb county Missouri USGenWeb project. 2009: site is beginning to add marriages, cemetery records, other historical resources.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Johann de Kalb," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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