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''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Indiana|Indiana]] > Decatur County'' <br> | |||
{{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}} | {{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}} | ||
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Decatur County Indiana Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Decatur County Indiana Courthouse.jpg]] | ||
== 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 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span | '''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline" class="Apple-style-span"> </span> | ||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
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Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | ||
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[[Category:Decatur_County,_Indiana]] | [[Category:Decatur_County,_Indiana]] | ||