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Established: |
March 4, 1837 (Laws, 1837, p. 97) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Johann DeKalb, a German baron,
who served in the Colonies during the Revolution, and was mortally
wounded at Camden, South Carolina in 1780. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1836–1837 |
Kane |
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1831–1835 |
LaSalle |
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1825–1831 |
Putnam |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1819–1821 |
Clark |
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1816–1819 |
Crawford |
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1815–1816 |
Edwards |
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1812–1815 |
Madison |
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1795–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seats: |
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1837–1839 |
Orange—Name later changed to Sycamore. |
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1839–1840 |
Coltonville |
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1840– |
Sycamore |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1837–1850 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1850– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1849 |
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Township Names: |
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Afton |
Formed from DeKalb and Clinton on February 18, 1856. |
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Clinton |
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Cortland |
First named Richland, then changed to Pampas on November 20, 1850
and to Cortland on February 1, 1865. |
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DeKalb |
Name changed from Orange on November 20, 1850. |
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Franklin |
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Genoa |
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Kingston |
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Malta |
Formed as Etna from DeKalb in September, 1856; name changed from
Etna in December, 1858. |
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Mayfield |
Name changed from Liberty on November 20, 1850. |
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Milan |
Formed from Shabbona and Malta on February 23, 1858. |
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Paw Paw |
Formed in March, 1850. |
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Pierce |
Formed from Squaw Grove and Pampas (Cortland) before 1853. |
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Sandwich |
Formed from Somonauk on July 14, 1896. |
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Shabbona |
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Somonauk |
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South Grove |
Name changed from Vernon on November 20, 1850. |
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Squaw Grove |
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Sycamore |
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Victor |
Formed from Clinton about 1853. |
