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Maysville is the DeKalb County seat

Maysville is the DeKalb County seat. The courthouse and the county's assessor, collector, recorder, and clerk are there, not in Cameron on the county's east side.

Maysville is the county seat of DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Courthouse is in Maysville, near the middle of the county. So your county errands run through Maysville, not through Cameron on the county’s east side.

Most everyday county paperwork is handled at the county seat. The county runs a recorder of deeds for deed records, a collector/treasurer for property-tax bills and receipts, an assessor for questions about how your property is valued, and a county clerk for many other records. State records list the DeKalb County clerk at 109 West Main Street in Maysville.

A small county may share office space or keep short hours, so call ahead before you drive over. Confirm the office you need, its address, and its hours with DeKalb County before your trip.

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