DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to:

People

* Baron

Johann de Kalb Johann von Robais, Baron de Kalb (June 19, 1721 – August 19, 1780), born Johann Kalb, was a Franconian-born French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was mortall ...

(1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War

Places

Municipalities in the United States

DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian-French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died ...

, the largest city in the United States named DeKalb **

DeKalb High School (Illinois) DeKalb High School is a public high school located in DeKalb, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428. History DeKalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s as "DeKalb Township High Sch ...

, in that city *

De Kalb, Mississippi De Kalb is a town in and the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,164 at the 2010 census. De Kalb is named after General Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general ...

, Kemper County *

De Kalb, Missouri De Kalb is a city in southwest Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 233 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History De Kalb was originally known as Bloomington, an ...

, Buchanan County * De Kalb, New York, St. Lawrence County *

DeKalb, Ohio DeKalb is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio, United States. History DeKalb was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. ...

, Crawford County *

De Kalb, Texas De Kalb ( ) is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States; it is part of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area. Its two area codes are 430 and 903. Its ZIP code is 75559. It is in the Central Time Zone, and its population was 1,527 at the ...

, Bowie County *

De Kalb, West Virginia De Kalb is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. History A post office called De Kalb was established in De Kalb, the name was changed to Dekalb in 1894, and the post office was discontinued in 1941. ...

, unincorporated community

Counties in the United States

DeKalb County, Alabama DeKalb County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,608. Its county seat is Fort Payne, and it is named after Major General Baron Johan DeKalb. DeKalb Count ...

DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County (, , ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. DeKalb County is inc ...

DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 100,420. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago- Naperville-Elgin, IL- IN- WI Metropolitan Stat ...

DeKalb County, Indiana DeKalb County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 43,265. The county seat is Auburn. History On 7 February 1835, the Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus bill that authorized ...

DeKalb County, Missouri DeKalb County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,029. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann d ...

DeKalb County, Tennessee DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,080. Its county seat is Smithville. The county was created by the General Assembly of Tennessee on December 2, 1837, and was named f ...

Street names

Interrelated locations in New York City

DeKalb Avenue At Fort Greene Park DeKalb Avenue is a thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, with the majority of its length in Brooklyn. It runs from Woodward Avenue (Linden Hill Cemetery) in Ridgewood, Queens to Downtown Brookl ...

, Brooklyn * DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line), a stop on the L train at Wyckoff Avenue *

DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) The DeKalb Avenue station is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn. It is served by the Q and R trains at a ...

, a stop on the Fourth Avenue and Brighton lines at Flatbush Avenue *

DeKalb Avenue Line The DeKalb Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, running mostly along DeKalb Avenue, as well as eastbound on Lafayette Avenue (as part of a one-way pair), between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queen ...

, now the B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues bus route

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

* E. Dekalb Pike, W. Dekalb Pike and Dekalb Street are names of US Route 202 in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. * DeKalb Street station, near US 202, a

SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates transit bus, bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people ...

commuter train station that connects to

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

and Norristown, PA.

Townships in the United States

DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,667 and it contained 18,004 housing units. DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November ...

Ships

* USS ''Baron DeKalb'' (1861), a Civil War ironclad river gunboat formerly known as the USS ''Saint Louis'' and used by the United States Army * USS ''DeKalb'' (ID-3010), a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship formerly known as the ''Prinz Eitel Friedrich'' * USS ''DeKalb County'' (LST-715), a twice-decommissioned U.S. Navy ship

Other

DeKalb High School (disambiguation) DeKalb High School may refer to several schools in the United States: *DeKalb High School (Illinois), DeKalb, Illinois * DeKalb High School (Indiana), Waterloo, Indiana * DeKalb High School (Texas), DeKalb, Texas * DeKalb County High School, Smithv ...

, the name of several high schools in the United States *

DeKalb–Peachtree Airport DeKalb–Peachtree Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The airport is located in the city of Chamblee, just northeast of Atlanta. It is also known commonly as Peachtree–DeKalb Airport, o ...

(PDK), Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia *

DeKalb School of the Arts DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA) is a public performing arts magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, east of the city of Atlanta. It is a part of the DeKalb County School District, as well as a member of the Arts Schools Network. De ...

, a magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia near Atlanta * DeKalb receptor, a fictional device in the science fiction story " Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein *

DeKalb Genetics Corporation DeKalb Genetics Corporation (often stylized DEKALB; formerly DeKalb Agricultural Association and DEKALB AgResearch) was a diversified company headquartered in DeKalb, Illinois that marketed agricultural seeds and other products. The company was ...

, a hybrid corn seed producer