DeKalb County, Alabama Records

DeKalb County, Alabama (Map It) was created on  January 9, 1836 from land ceded to the Federal government by the Cherokee Nation. DeKalb county was named in honor of Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in American Revolutionary War.

DeKalb County is bordered by Jackson County (north), Dade County, Georgia (northeast), Walker County, Georgia (east), Chattooga County, Georgia (east), Cherokee County (southeast), Etowah County (south), Marshall County (west).

DeKalb County Cities and Towns include Collinsville, Crossville, Fort Payne, Fyffe, Geraldine, Hammondville, Henagar, Ider, Lakeview, Mentone, Pine Ridge, Powell, Rainsville, Sand Rock, Shiloh, Sylvania, Valley Head.

A Map of DeKalb County, Alabama contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Alabama maps at MapGeeks.org

DeKalb County, Alabama Courthouse Records

The DeKalb County Courthouse is located in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Please contact the each clerk's department to confirm mailing address, hours, fees and other information before visiting or requesting information because contact information sometimes changes.  The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH.  The documents are available to interested parties, barring confidential issues.  Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in DeKalb county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• DeKalb County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1836 and has Divorce Records prior to 1950.
• DeKalb County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1836 and Land Records from 1836.
• DeKalb Revenue Commissioner's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
• DeKalb County Health Department has Birth and Death Records from 1885.

DeKalb County, Alabama Census Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1820-1866
  

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• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

DeKalb County, Alabama Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from  January 1908 to present.
• Marriage Records: from August 1936 to present. 
• Divorce Records: from January 1950 to present.
• Locations: Alabama Office of Vital Statistics, The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104.
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:   Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificate Applications.

DeKalb County, Alabama Resources

• State of Alabama Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Alabama
• DEKALB COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., P. O. Box 681087, Fort Payne, AL 35968-1612, or 2364 County Road 502, Fort Payne, AL 35968
• DeKalb County Library, 504 Grand Avenue, North, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967,
• DeKalb County, Alabama Message Boards

DeKalb County, Alabama External Links

• Alabama Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• DeKalb County, Alabama Books - Amazon
• DeKalb Co., Alabama - FindaGrave
• Alabama Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• History of DeKalb County Alabama
• DeKalb Co. ALGenweb
• Alabama Newspaper Archives (1813 - 2003)
• DeKalb County, Alabama Links - Cyndi's List
• DeKalb County, Alabama Ancestry Database Collections
• DeKalb County, Alabama Military Records