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De Kalb County, TennesseeDe Kalb County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of Johann DeKalb (1721-1780), German baron who came with Lafayette to America in 1777, became a Revolutionary army officer and was killed in action at Camden. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of DeKalb CountyCreated 1837 from Franklin, Cannon, Jackson and White counties; named in honor of Johann DeKalb (1721-1780), German baron who came with Lafayette to America in 1777, became a Revolutionary army officer and was killed in action at Camden. DeKalb County was formed in 1837 from Cannon, Jackson and White counties. (Acts of Tennessee 1839-40, Chapter 2). The Tennessee General Assembly established DeKalb County in December 1837 and named it in honor of Johann DeKalb,
a German general who died while serving in the American Revolution. The county seat was located on fifty acres
donated by Bernard Richardson and named Smithville by the general assembly in honor of Samuel Granville Smith of
Jackson County, a state senator and Tennessee's secretary of state. Smithville's population in 1998 was 4,229. A
widely attended Fiddler's Jamboree has been held annually on the square on the July Fourth weekend since 1971. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: DEKALB COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (852 kmē), of which, 305
square miles (789 kmē) of it is land and 24 square miles (63 kmē) of it (7.42%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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