DeKalb County, Missouri Records

DeKalb County, Missouri (Map It) was created on February 25, 1845 from Clinton County. The county was named in honor of Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

DeKalb County is bordered by Gentry County (north), Daviess County (east), Caldwell County (southeast), Clinton County (south), Buchanan County (southwest), Andrew County (west).

DeKalb County Cities and Towns include Amity, Cameron, Clarksdale, Fairport, Maysville, Osborn, Stewartsville, Union Star, Weatherby.

A Map of DeKalb County, Missouri contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

DeKalb County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The DeKalb County Courthouse is located in Maysville, Missouri. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. 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.

The Courthouse was destroyed by fire on Christmas night in 1878. Some early records were destroyed.

• DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1845 and Land Records from 1836. 
• DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1877 and Court & Divorce Records from 1856.
• DeKalb County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883-93. 
• DeKalb County Tax Assessor Office is responsible for appraising and assessing real estate property and person property for the purpose of taxation as well as transferring ownership of real estate, and keeping real estate maps up to date.
• Local Records Inventory Database, produced by the Missouri Local Records Preservation Program, is a compilation of inventories of local government records identified as having permanent or enduring value and housed primarily in county and municipal offices, but includes some libraries, museums, and historical and genealogical societies that maintain government records. Not all Missouri offices have been inventoried.
• DeKalb County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

DeKalb County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri 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: 1844-1881
• 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, Missouri Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1910 to present
• Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
• Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
• Locations: Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387

DeKalb County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• DeKalb County Historical Society
• Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
• Tri-County Museum & Historical Society, P.O. Box 547, 508 North Grand, King City, MO 64463; Phone: (660) 535-4472
• DeKalb County, Missouri Message Boards
• DeKalb County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

DeKalb County, Missouri External Links

• Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• DeKalb County, Missouri Books - Amazon
• DeKalb Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
• Guide to DeKalb County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
• Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• DeKalb County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
• DeKalb Co. MOGenweb
• DeKalb County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
• DeKalb County, Missouri Military Records