Place:DeKalb, Alabama, United States

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Name
DeKalb
Alternate names
De Kalb     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
De Kalb county     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
DeKalb     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1000187)
Type
County
Coordinates
34.45°N 85.783°W
Located in
Alabama, United States     (1836 - )
See also
Etowah, Alabama, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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Collinsville
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Dawson
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Dog Town
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Fairview
Five Forks
Flanders
Fort Payne
Franklin Ford
Fyffe
Gann Crossroad
Geraldine
Gibson Crossroads
Gilbert Crossroads
Grove Oak
Guest
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Henagar
Hendrixville
High Point
Hopewell
Horton
Hughes Mill
Ider
Kaolin
Keith
Killian Mill
Kilpatrick
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Lakeview
Lakewood
Lathamville
Lawson Ford
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Loveless
Luttrell
Lydia
Mahan Crossroads
McKestes
Mentone
Moores Crossroads
Mount Olive
Mount Vernon
New Home
Oak Grove
Oak Hill
Old Blevins Mill
Ophir
Painter
Pea Ridge Crossroads
Peeks Corner
Pine Ridge
Pleasant Hill
Pope
Portersville
Powell Crossroads
Powell
Pumpkin Center
Rainsville
Rodentown
Rogers
Shiloh
Sigsbee
Skirum
South Hill
Stamp
Sulphur Springs
Suttell Ford
Sylvania
Taylor Ford
Townsend Crossroads
Valley Head
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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DeKalb County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Major General Baron Johan DeKalb. As of 2000 its population was 64,452. Its county seat is Fort Payne and it's a prohibition or dry county.

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History

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DeKalb County was established on January 9, 1836 and was the southern part of the original Cherokee Nation and was the one time home of the famous Cherokee Sequoyah.

(Main Article: Fort Payne earthquake)

The county's eastern edge, along the state line, was also the epicenter of a strong earthquake on 2003 April 29, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale. Power was knocked out in the area, mirrors and pictures thrown to the floor, foundations cracked, and one chimney fell to the ground. It was felt over a significant portion of the southeastern states, including quite strongly in northeastern Alabama and neighboring northwestern Georgia, and nearby eastern Tennessee (especially near Chattanooga). It was also felt slightly in western upstate South Carolina, far west-southwestern North Carolina, south and southeastern Kentucky, and east-northeastern Mississippi.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1835 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1848 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1885 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 5,929
1850 8,245
1860 10,705
1870 7,126
1880 12,675
1890 21,106
1900 23,558
1910 28,261
1920 34,426
1930 40,104
1940 43,075
1950 45,048
1960 41,417
1970 41,981
1980 53,658
1990 54,651
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