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*'''1821'''--'''Decatur County''' was formed 17 December 1821 from [[Jackson County, Alabama]].
== History Tidbit  ==
*'''1824'''--Abolished 28 December 1824 for want of minimal area, and her territory was divided between [[Madison County, Alabama Genealogy|Madison]] and [[Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy|Jackson]] counties.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Alabama" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at (accessed 27 August 2012).</ref>


For [[Decatur_County,_Alabama|Decatur County]] records, see [[Madison County, Alabama Genealogy|Madison]] and [[Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy|Jackson]] counties.  
*'''1821'''--Decatur County was formed 17 December 1821 from Jackson County.
*'''1824'''--Abolished 1824 and the territory returned to Jackson County.
*For the records, see Jackson County.


=== References  ===
== References  ==


{{reflist}}
*Alabama: Her History Resources, W. Brewer; pub. Montgomery, Alabama, 1872.
*Alabama History, Joel Campbell Dubose; pub. Atlanta 1908
*History of Alabama, Albert Burton Moore; pub. Chicago, 1927
*History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Thomas McAvory Owen; pub. Chicago, 1921.
*Report of the Alabama History Commission, Thomas McAvory Owen; pub. Montgomery, Alabama 1901
*History of Alabama, Albert James Pickett; pub. Birmingham, Alabama 1878


 
[[Category:Jackson_County,_Alabama]]
 
[[Category:Jackson_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Decatur_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Extinct Counties of Alabama]]

Revision as of 13:36, 16 September 2008

United States > Alabama > Decatur County

History Tidbit[edit | edit source]

  • 1821--Decatur County was formed 17 December 1821 from Jackson County.
  • 1824--Abolished 1824 and the territory returned to Jackson County.
  • For the records, see Jackson County.

References[edit | edit source]

  • Alabama: Her History Resources, W. Brewer; pub. Montgomery, Alabama, 1872.
  • Alabama History, Joel Campbell Dubose; pub. Atlanta 1908
  • History of Alabama, Albert Burton Moore; pub. Chicago, 1927
  • History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Thomas McAvory Owen; pub. Chicago, 1921.
  • Report of the Alabama History Commission, Thomas McAvory Owen; pub. Montgomery, Alabama 1901
  • History of Alabama, Albert James Pickett; pub. Birmingham, Alabama 1878
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