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The county was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., naval officer in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812. Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel in 1820. The county seat is Greensburg and the county was organized in 1822.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Decatur County, | The county was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., naval officer in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812. Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel in 1820. The county seat is Greensburg and the county was organized in 1822.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ accessed 3/02/2017.</ref> | ||
The County is located in the South-east part of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana accessed 3/02/2017.</ref> | The County is located in the South-east part of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana accessed 3/02/2017.</ref> | ||