Place:DeKalb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Name	DeKalb
Alt names	De Kalb	source: Wikipedia
	DeKalb Junction	source: from redirect
	De Kalb Junction	source: Family History Library Catalog
Type	Town
Coordinates	44.5°N 75.267°W
Located in	St. Lawrence, New York, United States (1806 - )
See also	De Peyster, St. Lawrence, New York, United States	split off in 1825
	Hermon, St. Lawrence, New York, United States	split off in 1830

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De Kalb is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA.

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The town is named after American general Baron de Kalb, a German officer serving under George Washington.
Settlement began in June 1803 when the first settlement party arrived, led by Judge William Cooper of Cooperstown, New York.
The town was organized in 1806. De Kalb was one of the original ten towns of the county.
In 1825, the part of De Kalb North West of Beaver Creek was taken to be part of the Town of De Peyster.
In 1830, the Southeastern corner of De Kalb was made part of the Town of Hermon.