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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,080. Its county seat is Smithville. The county was created by the General Assembly of Tennessee on December 2, 1837, and was named for Revolutionary War hero Major General Johann de Kalb.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1914 | 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
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| 1840 | 5,868
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| 1850 | 8,016
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| 1860 | 10,573
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| 1870 | 11,425
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| 1880 | 14,813
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| 1890 | 15,650
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| 1900 | 16,460
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| 1910 | 15,434
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| 1920 | 15,370
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| 1930 | 14,213
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| 1940 | 14,588
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| 1950 | 11,680
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| 1960 | 10,774
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| 1970 | 11,151
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| 1980 | 13,589
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| 1990 | 14,360
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to DeKalb County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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