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{{stub}} ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Indiana|Indiana]] > Decatur County'' <br> | {{Indiana-stub}} ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Indiana|Indiana]] > Decatur County'' <br> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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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> | ||
==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
*[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]] | |||
*[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]] | *[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] | ||
*[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] | *[[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]] | ||
*[[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]] | *[[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]] | ||
*[[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]] | *[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]] | ||
*[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]] | |||
*[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]] | *[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]] | ||
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[[Category:Decatur_County,_Indiana]] | [[Category:Decatur_County,_Indiana]] | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 25 August 2010
Template:Indiana-stub United States > Indiana > Decatur County
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1821--Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Greensburg [2]
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).