DeKalb County, Ga. Genealogical Resources

Information Available
U.S. Census reports are available for DeKalb County from 1830 to 1930.

Wills and estate documents, as well as other genealogical information, are available from the DeKalb County Judge of Probate Court, 556 McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030. 404-371-2718.

DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau
1957 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 510, Tucker, GA 30084. 770-492-5000.
 

Georgia Vital Records (birth and death certificates (beginning 1919)
Georgia Vital Records Unit, Georgia Department of Human Resources, 2600 Skyland Drive, N. E., Atlanta, GA 30319-3640. 404-679-4701.

County Legal Newspaper
The Champion, P. O. Box 1347, Decatur, GA 30031-1347

DeKalb History Center
Old Courthouse on the Square, Decatur, GA 30030. 404-373-1088.
www.dekalbhistory.org

Decatur Library
215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030. 404-370-3070.

Georgia Archives
5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260. 678-364-3700
www.GeorgiaArchives.org

American History and Genealogy Project
DeKalb County page

Books In Print
The History of DeKalb County, Georgia      1822-1900      by Vivian Price Life In Dixie During The War     Civil War narrative by Mary Gay The Story of Decatur     history of DeKalb's county seat     by Caroline McKinney Clarke	Vanishing DeKalb      pictorial history of DeKalb County The Story of Dunwoody 1821-2001      by Elizabeth L. Davis, Ethel W. Spruill,      Joyce Amacher, Lynne Byrd The History of Doraville, Georgia      by Laura and Ken Barre'

DeKalb Maps 

Tiger Map  Interactive map service, useful for locating places in DeKalb County and elsewhere
Georgia County Map Showing the location of DeKalb County within the state Historical DeKalb County Maps 1830-2001 with links to other Georgia counties Militia Districts	1852 Georgia Map Georgia GenWeb Map Project Historical Maps of Georgia University of Georgia Hargrett Map Collection University of Texas Map Collection

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