DeKalb Genealogy (in DeKalb County, IL)

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DeKalb Birth Records

DeKalb County, Illinois Births, 1831-1937 Ancestry online

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Index to birth record books of DeKalb County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Some early births in DeKalb County, Ill. and vicinity, 1837-1890 FamilySearch Library

DeKalb Cemetery Records

Afton Center Cemetery Find a Grave online

Afton Center Cemetery Billion Graves online

Barber-Love Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemeteries of DeKalb Township, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois. WorldCat

Cemeteries of DeKalb Township, county of DeKalb, state of Illinois : North DeKalb Cemetery, section 4; Hoyt Cemetery, section 4; Whitmore Cemetery, section 10; Barber-Love Cemetery, section 11; DeKalb County Cemetery, section 13; Needham Cemetery, section 23; Pleasant Street Cemetery, section 23 FamilySearch Library

Charter Oak Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

County of DeKalb, state of Illinois : information taken from cemetery tombstones and other cemetery records where possible. WorldCat

DeKalb Cemetery Interment online

DeKalb County Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evergreen Cemetery, DeKalb, IL, 1855-1986 WorldCat

Evergreen Cemetery, DeKalb, Il., 1855-1986 FamilySearch Library

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Park Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Fairview Park Cemetery Association Records (DeKalb), 1903-1982 | Northern Illinois University Archive Grid

Fairview cemetery records, 1903-1982 WorldCat

Fairview cemetery records, 1903-1982 (DeKalb, Illinois) FamilySearch Library

Illinois Cemetery Records: Dresser Road Cemetery Ancestry online

Oak Lawn Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Oakwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakwood Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois, 1865-1985 FamilySearch Library

Oakwood Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois, 1865-1985 WorldCat

Saint Mary Catholic DeKalb Cemetery Billion Graves online

St. Mary's Cemetery : De Kalb, Ill., 1874-1984 FamilySearch Library

St. Mary's Cemetery, DeKalb, Ill., 1874-1984 WorldCat

Whitmore Cemetery Find a Grave online

DeKalb Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

DeKalb Church Records

Church records, 1860-1918 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. DeKalb Branch (DeKalb, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

DeKalb First United Methodist Church Records, 1854-1978 | Northern Illinois University Archive Grid

DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois : interesting views of public buildings, schools, clubs, churches, residences, parks, street views and industries of the city FamilySearch Library

First Congregational Church Records (DeKalb), 1856-2002 | Northern Illinois University Archive Grid

First Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Oakwood Cemetery, DeKalb, Illinois, 1865-1985 WorldCat

The DeKalb Illinois Branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints presents to the church and its members, the DeKalb, Illinois Branch history (1893-1968) 75 years and the Cortland, Illinois Branch church history (1886-1915) FamilySearch Library

DeKalb City Directories

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De Kalb, IL; 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959 City Directories Allen County Public Library

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

De Kalb, Illinois, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

DeKalb City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

DeKalb City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

DeKalb City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Polk's De Kalb (De Kalb County, Ill.) city directory FamilySearch Library

DeKalb Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

DeKalb County express, obituaries, published in Shabbona, Illinois, 1929-1960 FamilySearch Library

DeKalb County, Illinois Deaths, 1843-1992 Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Index to death register I, January 1878-June 1903 FamilySearch Library

DeKalb Immigration Records

DeKalb County, Illinois Naturalizations, 1800-1999 Ancestry online

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records of DeKalb County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes De Kalb County, IL) MyHeritage online

DeKalb Land Records

Illinois, DeKalb County Land Records, 1838-1927 Family Search online

DeKalb Map Records

Dekalb 1892 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois, August 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois, June 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois, October 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois, October 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois, October 1897 Library of Congress online

DeKalb Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

DeKalb County, Illinois Marriages, 1864-1962 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

DeKalb Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Chronicle 08/16/2000 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Daily Chronicle 1895-2023 Newspapers.com online

Daily Chronicle, The: Blogs 07/09/2009 to 11/21/2009 Genealogy Bank online

De Kalb Chronicle 1879-1895 Newspapers.com online

DeKalb County express, obituaries, published in Shabbona, Illinois, 1929-1960 FamilySearch Library

DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1918-1930 Newspaper Archive online

Dekalb World, 1974-1979 Newspaper Archive online

Midweek 2009-2023 Newspapers.com online

The DeKalb Chronicle, 1894-1895 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

The DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1918-1953 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

Offline Newspapers for DeKalb

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Daily Chronicle. (Dekalb, Ill.) 1970-Current

De Kalb Chronicle. (Dekalb, Ill.) 1885-1895

De Kalb County Chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1879-1885

De Kalb Evening Chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1895-1907

Dekalb Chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1907-1909

Dekalb County Journal. (Dekalb, Ill.) 1970-1971

Dekalb Daily Chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1909-1970

Sunday Journal. (Dekalb, Ill.) 1969-1971

DeKalb Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

DeKalb School Records

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DeKalb High School yearbook, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

DeKalb Township High School yearbook, 1946, 1947 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL), 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1982, 1983, 1984 E Yearbook online

Dekalb High School yearbook, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Dekalb High School yearbook, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

Northern Illinois State Normal School yearbooks, 1900, 1903, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1935 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northern Illinois State Teachers College yearbook, 1924, 1930 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northern Illinois State University yearbook, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL), 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1930, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 E Yearbook online

Northern Illinois University yearbook, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Northern Illinois University yearbook, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1968, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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