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Dekalb County was established on March 4, 1837 from Kane County. Our County Seat is Sycamore Illinois.

In Memory of the Victims of February 14, 2008

Local Information
Cemetery Information Pinpoint Any Dekalb County Cemetery Search  Many Cemeteries On-Line	Census Information 1840 Census 1850, 1860, 1880 Mortality Schedules	Discussion Forum Join In With Conversation, Questions, & Queries  -  Free Discussion Forum.
Historical Societies  & Museums Organizations Who's Goals Are To Help In Your Research Of Dekalb County NEW! Waterman Area Heritage Society Index Project	Important Dekalb County Documents 1840-50 Land Sales County Business Directory, 1854 -55 One Room School Houses,   More	Joiner History Room Research Services - "Start Here" For A Treasure Trove Of Research Materials NEW DATABASE! Adoptions and Juvenile Court Actions Reported in Sycamore True Republican 1869-1965
Libraries Links to DeKalb County Libraries	Local Family Trees  Family Trees of Families   Who Resided In Dekalb County	Lookups Volunteers  - We Will Do Lookups Census, Cemetery Records, Books, etc.
Military Resources Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Soldier Papers, 1883 Pensioner List How to Request Military Service Records	Maps County Road Maps, Township Maps Selected City Maps, Area Maps.	Obituaries Obituaries of Dekalb County People Past and Present. We Need Yours!
Organizations  Links To Dekalb County Organizations, Newspapers, Churches	Places List of Places of Interest In The County Many Of Which No Longer Exist	Query Board Enter genealogical questions about  your ancestors and you may get answers.
Towns Web Sites Depicting The History Of Towns Around The County	Vital Statistics Research Vital Records, How To Find Birth, Death, Marriage & Probate Records	Wills Coming Soon!  Submit Your Ancestor's Will to DKGenWebSheri@AOL.com
Nearby Counties Information
Winnebago/Boone County Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes Winnebago and Boone counties are  DeKalb's northern neighbors.  These databases available online from the Cherry Valley Library may contain names of DeKalb County citizens. These are large databases and take extra time to load.		Winnebago Boone McHenry Kane Kendall LaSalle Lee Ogle
Statewide Information
State of Illinois Archives State of Illinois Genealogical Records:  Land, Probate, Military, Census, etc.	Illinois Death Certificate Index 1916-1950 Search  State of Illinois Archives	Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
Illinois State Genealogical Society Non-certified copies of 1916-1947 death certificates, Military Service Certificates
Federal Information
Bureau of Land Management Land Patents 1820-1908		Although not connected with the federal government, this site can be searched for nationwide information.

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1880 Census Searches on Ancestry.com This tip comes from Martin Johnson who wrote, " The 1880 census county search box will not find counties such as DeKalb and McHenry, etc.  You have to put a space in between E and K in DeKalb (De Kalb) and C and H for McHenry (Mc Henry) , otherwise it won't find anything.  The other Ancestry census indexes use DeKalb and McHenry without spaces."

Elgin Asylum Death Records by Martin Johnson

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