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The area of DeKalb county was acquired by the state of Georgia as a result of the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs with a faction of the Muscogee (Creek). DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties, took its name from Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a Bavarian-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary ...
DeKalb County was formed on March 4, 1837, [3] out of Kane County, Illinois. The county was named for Johann de Kalb, [4] a German (Bavarian) hero of the American Revolutionary War. DeKalb County's area is approximately 632.7 square miles, and it is located 63 miles west of Chicago. There are 19 townships in the county; the county seat is Sycamore.
Decatur, Georgia. Decatur (/ dəˈkeɪtər /) is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, [4] the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address.
SEE ALSO: Couple found dead in charred DeKalb County home had been shot, officials say. Two bodies were found after a fire inside a home along Cohassett Lane in DeKalb County on Sept. 9, 2024.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A couple whose bodies were found in a burning DeKalb County home had both been shot, investigators say. The fire broke out just before 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 9 on the 2900 block ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A Briarlake Elementary School student was found with ammunition on Thursday. In a letter to parents and guardians, principal Camille Jones wrote that DeKalb County school ...
DeKalb (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ l b / dih-KALB) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 census . The city is named after decorated Franconian -French war hero Johann de Kalb , who died during the American Revolutionary War .
The DeKalb County Police Department was founded on December 18, 1915. [3] On two occasions, in 1923 and 1931, the department was eliminated, as the county commissioners felt that the department was not serving the best interests of the public. [3] In both cases the department was quickly reinstated.