Dekalb County Communities

Dekalb County Communities

There are many interesting communities in DeKalb County, Alabama. Some of them are listed below.

• Black Oak
  One of the earliest Settlements in DeKalb County.


• Collinsville
  Collinsville was first named Lynchburg for the Lynch brothers who settled in the area around 1814.


• Crossville
  A battle in the Creek Indian War occurred near Crossville.


• Fort Payne
  Fort Payne went through a 3 year boom period, beginning in 1889.


• Fyffe
  Fyffe was the location of UFO sightings on Friday and Saturday, February 11-12, 1989.


• Geraldine
  William A. Johnson applied for the first post office in 1882.


• Hammondville
  Hammondville, although not incorporated until 1932, had settlers a century earlier.


• Henagar
  Henagar was named for one of its first settlers, George Henegar.


• Ider
  Ider is one of DeKalb Counties oldest settlements.


• May's Gulf
  May's Gulf and other things.


• Mentone
  Mentone sits atop Lookout Mountain and was founded in the late 1800's by John Mason.


• Portersville
  A history of Portersville, located just north of Collinsville, AL.


• Rainsville
  Rainsville was incorporated in the fall of 1956.


• Sulphur Springs
  Sulphur Springs was once billed as a health resort and cure-all, to which people flocked from far and near.


• Sylvania
  Soon after the formation of DeKalb County, settlers began making their way up Sand Mountain with many choosing their homesites in what is now the Sylvania area.


• Tenbroeck
  Tenbroeck was named for a run-away horse which was caught in the community.


• Valley Head
  Valley Head, Alabama was established in 1922.