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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, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ accessed 3/02/2017.</ref> | 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> | ||
==== Populated Places ==== | |||
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,031,c,decatur.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 06 December 2019.</ref> | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensburg,_Indiana Greensburg] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhousen,_Indiana Millhousen] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Point,_Indiana New Point] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul,_Indiana St. Paul] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westport,_Indiana Westport] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Milford] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarksburg,_Indiana Clarksburg] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Santee,_Indiana Lake Santee] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Adams] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Clay] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Clinton] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugit_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Fugit] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Jackson] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Marion] | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Creek_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Salt Creek] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Sand Creek] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Decatur_County,_Indiana Washington] | |||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||