Local Wiki
DeKalb County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- County Commission meets
- 2nd Tuesday of each month, 10:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- DeKalb County Activities Building, Fort Payne, AL.
- Judge of Probate
- Ronnie Osborn · (256) 845-8510
- Agendas posted at
- https://dekalbcountyal.us/meeting-minutes/
- President, County Commission
- NOT ex officio — President Ricky Harcrow (3 terms as district commissioner, then 3 terms as elected President), rharcrow@dekalbcountyal.us, a different person from Probate Judge Ronnie Osborn. Roster: Shane Wootten (D1), Brent Rhodes (D2), Ron Saferite (D3), Lester Black (D4). Suite 200, 111 Grand Ave SW, Fort Payne, AL 35967 — (256) 845-8500.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (4)
- Collinsville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fort Payne (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Henagar
- Rainsville
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (13)
- Crossville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fyffe (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Geraldine
- Hammondville
- Ider
- Lakeview
- Mentone (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Pine Ridge
- Powell
- Sand Rock
- Shiloh
- Sylvania (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Valley Head
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- Dekalb County
- Fort Payne City
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only