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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from | *'''Parent Counties''': Formed in 1821 from unorganized territory. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> <br> | ||
*'''County Seat: ''' | *'''County Seat: ''' Greensburg <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br> | ||
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br>[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]] (north){{·}}[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] (east){{·}}[[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]] (southeast){{·}}[[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]] (south){{·}}[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]] (west){{·}}[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]] (northwest)<br> | *'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br>[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]] (north){{·}}[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] (east){{·}}[[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]] (southeast){{·}}[[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]] (south){{·}}[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]] (west){{·}}[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]] (northwest)<br> | ||
[[Image:Indecatur.jpg| | [[Image:Indecatur.jpg|630px|Indecatur.jpg]] | ||
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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> | |||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | |||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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==== Histories ==== | ==== Histories ==== | ||
===== Local Histories ===== | ===== Local Histories ===== | ||
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===== School Records ===== | ===== School Records ===== | ||
===== Voter Registration ===== | ===== Voter Registration ===== | ||
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*[[Batesville Indiana Family History Center|Batesville Indiana Family History Center]] | *[[Batesville Indiana Family History Center|Batesville Indiana Family History Center]] | ||
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the | For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Family History Center directory]. | ||
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==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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{{IN Tax Intro}} | {{IN Tax Intro}} | ||
{{IN Tax End}} | {{IN Tax End}} | ||
{{IN Tax Repositories WC}} | {{IN Tax Repositories WC}} | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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{{IN Vital Repositories|Decatur|353183}} | {{IN Vital Repositories|Decatur|353183}} | ||
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==== Web Sites ==== | |||
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com] Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories. | *[http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com] Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories. | ||
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