DeKalb County

DeKalb County was created in 1835 from Allen and LaGrange Counties.  It is located on the Ohio border in northeast Indiana.  The county seat is Auburn.

The courthouse experienced a fire in 1913 which resulted in the loss of some records.

Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library

The following list is not complete.  Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.

Print Materials from the Genealogy Division

Marriage Reocrds

Early Marriage Records of DeKalb County, 1837-1882
ISLG 977.201 D328he

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 D328u v. 3

Vital Records

Birth Records of DeKalb County, 1921-1944
ISLG 977.201 D328h v. 1-2

Birth Records of DeKalb County, 1945-1965
ISLG 977.201 D328hb v. 1-2

Death Records of DeKalb County, 1899-1920
ISLG 977.201 D328har

Index to Birth Records, DeKalb County, 1966-1980
ISLG 977.201 D328Le v. 1-2

Index to Death Records, DeKalb County, 1920-1965
ISLG 977.201 D328k v. 1-2

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 D328u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 D328u v. 2

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories
• County Maps

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Indexes
• Garrett Clipper Obituary Index

Court Records

• Adoptions before 1940

Immigration

• Naturalization Records, 1844-1868

Marriage Records 

• Early Marriages

Military

• DeKalb County Soldiers
• Military Index

Wills and Probates

• Will Book I, 1852-1912
• Will Index

Locating Original Records

• DeKalb County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• DeKalb County Health Department: birth and death records

For Further Research

• Dekalb County INGenWeb Project
• DeKalb County Genealogical Society
• Waterloo Grant Township Public Library
• Willennar Genealogy Center, Eckhart Public Library

GEN SF 1-29-2024