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Photo of the DeKalb County Courthouse DeKalb County was once home of the famous Cherokee Native American Sequoyah, an Cherokee Chief who single-handily created an alphabet which allowed an entire nation of Indians the ability to read and write. it took him twelve years to finish it, but “within a few months almost all of the Cherokee Nation could read and write.”

Parts of its southern section was set off as Etowah County, December 7, 1866. In its name, it honors the memory of Maj. Gen. Baron DeKalb, who was mortally wounded fighting for the independence of the American Colonies, August 16, 1780. The county seat is Fort Payne.

DeKalb County, Alabama was created by the Legislature, January 9, 1836. Its territory formed a part of the Cherokee possessions in the northeastern part of the State, which were ceded to the Federal government/ by the treaty of New Echota, made December 29, 1835.

Surrounding Counties are: Jackson - by Jeff Kemp, Marshall - by Jeff Kemp, Etowah - by Sheri Bush, and Cherokee - by Travis Hardin, also the Counties of Chattooga - Adoptable, Walker - Sylvia Caldwell Rankin, and Dade - Adoptable, in Georgia

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DeKalb County courthouse in Fort Payne. Photo from Wikipedia by Wmr36104. CC BY-SA 3.0

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Updated last: February 5, 2024