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DeKalb County, Illinois, United States

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Details for DeKalb County

NameDeKalb County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatSycamore (Sycamore Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 41.9166959 41° 55' 00.1" N
Longitude -88.7503644 88° 45' 01.3" W
Population77,932
Elevation270 m
Surrounding CountiesMcHenry NE
Kane E
Kendall SE
LaSalle S
Lee SW
Ogle W
Winnebago NW
Boone N
USGS GNIS FeatureID422190
Histopolis Place ID236549102
Updated May 12, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for DeKalb County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
DeKalb County, Illinois Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of DeKalb County, Illinois
http://www.interment.net/us/il/dekalb.htm (16 May 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > De Kalb County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > De Kalb County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/De_Kalb/cem/ (17 Jan 2008)

The Political Graveyard: DeKalb County, Ill. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/DK.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Illinois Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Illinois Gravestone Photos]
Research your Illinois ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Illinois gravestone photos. Locate Illinois gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Illinois roots.
http://illinoisgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=19 (14 Apr 2011)

Cemeteries in or near DeKalb County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6064&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (17 Jan 2008)

DeKalb County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Illinois (16 Jul 2010)

DeKalb County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
DeKalb County, Illinois IL, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6064 (11 Nov 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=709 (11 Sep 2009)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > De Kalb County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > De Kalb County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/De_Kalb/ (14 Feb 2010)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/dekalb/dekalbcem.html (12 Dec 2009)
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Surveys in DeKalb County

1 Survey, 3 Ranges, 18 Townships

The Third Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of DeKalb County. You can navigate to any of the 18 survey townships that overlap DeKalb County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of DeKalb County

19 Townships
AftonClintonCortlandDeKalb
FranklinGenoaKingstonMalta
MayfieldMilanPaw PawPierce
SandwichShabbonaSomonaukSouth Grove
Squaw GroveSycamoreVictor

Cities of DeKalb County

4 Cities, 1 Town, 9 Villages, 17 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Afton CenterCharter GroveClareColvin Park
Cortland (town)DeKalb (city)East Paw PawEdgebrook Mobile Home Park
ElvaEsmondEvergreen Village Mobile Home ParkFairdale
Five PointsFranksGenoa (city)Hinckley (village)
Kingston (village)Kirkland (village)Lee (village)Malta (village)
Maple Park (village)McGirrNew LebanonRollo
Sandwich (city)Shabbona (village)Shabbona GroveSomonauk (village)
Sycamore (city)Waterman (village)Wilkinson

Cemeteries of DeKalb County

49 Cemeteries, 5 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
Afton CenterAult RoadBarronCharter Grove
Charter OakCommunity MethodistEast Paw PawElmwood
EnglishEvergreenFairview ParkGenoa
GreenviewGreenwoodHick's MillHudson
Immauel LutheranJohnson Grove (Clinton Township)Johnson Grove (Shabbona Township)Kingston
LananLee CalvaryMaltaMaple
MayfieldMillerMound RestMount Carmel Sycamore
Mount PleasantMt. Carmel Sycamore (*)Mt. Pleasant (*)Ney
North ClintonNorth KingstonOak MoundOaklawn (DeKalb, DeKalb Township)
Oaklawn (Sandwich Township)OakridgeOhio GroveOld Stevens
Pine HillPleasant StreetRose HillSaint Marys
Saint Marys Catholic DeKalbSaint Paul's CatholicSouth GroveSt. Marys (*)
St. Marys Catholic DeKalb (*)St. Paul's Catholic (*)Van OlindasVanderburgh
VictorWhitmore

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