DeKalb County, Missouri
DeKalb County is a county in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,892.[1] The county seat is Maysville.[2] The county was founded on February 25, 1845.[3] It is named after General Johann de Kalb,[4] Baron de Kalb, of the American Revolutionary War.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 284.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 103.
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