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{{Infobox U.S. County | |||
| county = Decatur County | |||
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| state = Indiana | |||
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| building address = [http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223<br> | |||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
'''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref | '''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
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==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
==== Occupation Records ==== | ==== Occupation Records ==== | ||
*Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | *Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | ||
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