DeKalb County IL Genealogy

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DeKalb County Records by City/Town

Cortland Genealogy (38)
DeKalb Genealogy (110)
Genoa Genealogy (57)
Hinckley Genealogy (48)
Kingston Genealogy (41)
Kirkland Genealogy (46)
Malta Genealogy (40)


Mayfield Genealogy (36)
Sandwich Genealogy (83)
Shabbona Genealogy (47)
Somonauk Genealogy (53)
Sycamore Genealogy (83)
Waterman Genealogy (40)

Overview of DeKalb County Records

  • De Witt County was created in 1839 from Macon and McLean counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The De Witt County Clerk has birth records from 1877 to 1916, death records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1839.
  • The De Witt County Circuit Court Clerk has court records starting from 1839 and probate records from 1839.
  • The De Witt County Recorder has land records from 1839.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.