DeKalb
Topics referred to by the same term
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DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to:
People
- Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), German-born quartermaster general in the French Army during the Seven Years' War and major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, styled Baron de Kalb
Places
United States
Municipalities
- DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb County; the largest city in the United States named DeKalb
- De Kalb, Mississippi, Kemper County
- De Kalb, Missouri, Buchanan County
- De Kalb, New York, St. Lawrence County
- DeKalb, Ohio, Crawford County
- De Kalb, Texas, Bowie County
- De Kalb, West Virginia, Gilmer County
Counties
Street names
- DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- De Kalb Drive, Calabasas, California
- Along US Route 202 in Montgomery County, there are stretches designated:
- East Dekalb Pike
- West Dekalb Pike
- Dekalb Street
Townships
- DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Public transit
- DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line), a stop on the L train at Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line), a stop on the Fourth Avenue and Brighton lines at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- DeKalb Avenue Line, now the B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues bus route, Brooklyn and Queens, New York
- DeKalb Street station, near US 202, a SEPTA Regional Rail station, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Ships
- USS Baron DeKalb, an American Civil War ironclad river gunboat formerly known as USS Saint Louis and used by the United States Army
- USS DeKalb, a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship previously known as Prinz Eitel Friedrich
- USS DeKalb County, a twice-decommissioned U.S. Navy ship
Schools
- DeKalb School of the Arts, a magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia
- DeKalb High School (disambiguation)
Corporations
- DeKalb Genetics Corporation, a hybrid corn seed producer
- DeKalb Commercial Body Corporation, defunct manufacturer of vocational truck bodies
Other
- DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia
- deKalb receptor, a fictional device in the science fiction story "Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein