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 mortally ...
(1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War
Places
Municipalities in the United States
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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
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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 Scho ...
, in that city
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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 i ...
, Kemper County
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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
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De Kalb, New York
DeKalb is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,434 at the 2010 census. The town is named after American general Baron de Kalb, a German officer serving under George Washington.
The Town of DeKalb is in the ...
, St. Lawrence County
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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
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De Kalb, Texas
De Kalb ( ) is a city in Bowie County, Texas, 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 populati ...
, Bowie County
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De Kalb, West Virginia, unincorporated community
Counties in the United States
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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 County is ...
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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 inclu ...
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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 Stati ...
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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 t ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 Brookly ...
, Brooklyn
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DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line), a stop on the L train at Wyckoff Avenue
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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 all ...
, a stop on the Fourth Avenue and Brighton lines at Flatbush Avenue
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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, Queens. Ori ...
, 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.
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DeKalb Street station
DeKalb Street station, formerly known as King Manor station, is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) and is located on Ford Street near DeKalb Street (U.S. Route 202), al ...
, near US 202, a
SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five coun ...
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
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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
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USS ''Baron DeKalb'' (1861), a Civil War ironclad river gunboat formerly known as the USS ''Saint Louis'' and used by the United States Army
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USS ''DeKalb'' (ID-3010), a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship formerly known as the ''Prinz Eitel Friedrich''
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USS ''DeKalb County'' (LST-715), a twice-decommissioned U.S. Navy ship
Other
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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, Smithvil ...
, the name of several high schools in the United States
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DeKalb–Peachtree Airport
DeKalb–Peachtree Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in DeKalb County, Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast Uni ...
(PDK), Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia
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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.
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, a magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia near Atlanta
* DeKalb receptor, a fictional device in the science fiction story "
Waldo
Waldo may refer to:
People
* Waldo (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Waldo (surname), a list of people
* Waldo (footballer) (1934-2019), full name Waldo Machado da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Places Canada
* Waldo, ...
" by Robert A. Heinlein
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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
See also
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Kalp (disambiguation)
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