Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about De Kalb came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of De Kalb in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about De Kalb. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about De Kalb, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for De Kalb:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

We found De Kalb in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for De Kalb for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for De Kalb. See our Misc Page for De Kalb for more information.