part of the Genealogy Trails Group Welcome to DeKalb County Volunteers working to put historical and genealogical information online for the free use of all researchers. This county is available for adoption! If you have the time and dedication to put genealogical data online for the free use of all researchers, visit our Researcher's Information page and then email Kim WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO PERFORM ANY PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING. If you need help starting with your Illinois research, please visit our Research Page DeKalb County was formed March 4, 1837 from part of Kane County Named for Johann DeKalb, a German baron, who served in the Colonies during the Revolution, and was mortally wounded at Camden, South Carolina in 1780 Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: 1836–1837: Kane 1831–1835: LaSalle 1825–1831: Putnam 1823–1825: Fulton 1821–1823: Pike 1819–1821: Clark 1816–1819: Crawford 1815–1816: Edwards 1812–1815: Madison 1795–1812: St. Clair County Seats: 1837–1839: Orange—Name later changed to Sycamore. 1839–1840: Coltonville 1840: Sycamore Chief Shabbona Shabbona, a Potawatomi chief, signed numerous treaties for Native American tribes. Settling in De Kalb County, Illinois, after the War of 1812, Shabbona lived there for decades. Upon his return from visiting the Potawatomi in Kansas sometime after 1848, he found that his land had been declared abandoned. He lived with his family in a cabin on the Illinois River until his death in 1859. Online Data Census Dekalb County Residents in the 1880 Census of Patients at the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane 1850 Mortality Schedule 1860 Mortality Schedule Vital Records Births Marriages Cemeteries of DeKalb County Transcription of Oaklawn Cemetery Deaths: A -- Ba-Be/Bi-By -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- Ha-He/Hi-Hz -- I -- J -- K -- L -- Ma-Me/Mi-My -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- Sa-Si/Sk-Sz -- T -- U -- V -- Wa-Wh/Wi-Wz -- YZ Obituaries Biographies Newspaper Items Education School and Class Pictures for Dekalb Co. Links for DeKalb County Cities and Towns of DeKalb County County Seat: Sycamore Afton Center, Charter Grove, Clare, Colvin Park, Cortland, DeKalb, East Paw Paw,  Edgebrook Mobile Home Park,Elva, Esmond, Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park (subdivision), Fairdale, Five Points, Franks, Genoa, Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Malta, McGirr, New Lebanon, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Shabbona Grove, Somonauk, Sycamore, Waterman, Wilkinson Township Names: Afton - Formed from DeKalb and Clinton on February 18, 1856. Clinton Cortland - First named Richland, then changed to Pampas on November 20, 1850 and to Cortland on February 1, 1865. DeKalb - Name changed from Orange on November 20, 1850. Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta - Formed as Etna from DeKalb in September, 1856; name changed from Etna in December, 1858. Mayfield - Name changed from Liberty on November 20, 1850. Milan - Formed from Shabbona and Malta on February 23, 1858. Paw Paw - Formed in March, 1850. Pierce - Formed from Squaw Grove and Pampas (Cortland) before 1853. Sandwich - Formed from Somonauk on July 14, 1896. Shabbona Somonauk South Grove - Name changed from Vernon on November 20, 1850. Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor - Formed from Clinton about 1853 View Township Map (Outside link, hit "back" to return here) *Lookup Offer* Jean Brusca has offered to do some obituary look ups and general research for folks, as well as taking photos at cemeteries. Contact her at radd1994@sbcglobal.net She may charge a small fee to cover her expenses for copies, gas, pictures etc. Any negotiations are between you and her, I'm just passing along the offer :-) We would appreciate it if you would submit any data that comes your way through this lookup offer to our site to help others as well. Thanks! Visit neighboring counties at Illinois Genealogy Trails: McHenry, Boone*, Kane, Kendall*,  LaSalle, Lee *Available for adoption To view other county data, visit our county selection map Join the  Genealogy Trails Mailing List to be notified of updates to this website and our other county websites. Visit our National Site Illinois Genealogy Trails Main Website Data Illinois Genealogy Trails Military Data - Revolutionary, War of 1812, Civil War, War War II, Korean War and more Illinois Genealogy Trails Census - Census data currently online for all of our counties Illinois State Data - Contains history, maps, Convict Register and more! Illinois Events - Contains Epidemics, Slavery, Events, etc. Volunteer Information - Counties that are available for adoption and instructions County Selection Map Research Help Illinois Genealogy Trails Mailing List - Keep informed of our county updates ©2003-2007 Illinois Genealogy Trails Back to the Illinois Main Page Visit our National Site All copyrights remain with the submitter and the host