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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&nbsp;from unorganized territory.&nbsp;<br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline"> </span>  
'''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821&nbsp;from unorganized territory.&nbsp;<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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*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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