DeKalb County, GA

DE KALB COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Georgia, with Chattachoochee river on the northwest. Area, 360 square miles. This county consists principally of an elevated table land. Seat of justice, Decatur. Pop. in 1830, 10,047; in 1840, 10,467; in 1850, 14,328. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

DeKalb County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DE KALB COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Georgia, with Chattachoochee river on the northwest. Area, 360 square miles. This county consists principally of an elevated table land. Seat of justice, Decatur. Pop. in 1830, 10,047; in 1840, 10,467; in 1850, 14,328.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 102.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Atlanta, GA City or Town
Lithonia, GA City or Town
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