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== History  ==
== History  ==
[[Image:Stephen_Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Stephen Decatur (1779-1820)]]
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>


==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====


'''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821&nbsp;from unorganized territory.&nbsp;'''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;">
'''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>
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