DeKalb County

In the 1839-40 session, the State Legislature erected DeKalb County out of portions of Cannon, Franklin, White, and Jackson counties. It was named for Revolutionary War hero Barron DeKalb. In the same session, the county seat was affixed at Smithville.Miller, Chas. A. The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers, 1890.
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