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{{stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kansas|Kansas]] > Decatur County'' | {{Kansas-stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kansas|Kansas]] > Decatur County'' | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px]] | ||
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 ==== | ||
'''1873--'''Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | |||
'''1873--'''Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | |||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
*[[ | *[[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County, Nebraska]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County, Nebraska]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Norton County, Kansas|Norton]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Rawlins County, Kansas|Rawlins]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County, Nebraska]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1231903658531_830" /> | ||
*[[ | *[[Sheridan County, Kansas|Sheridan]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Thomas County, Kansas|Thomas]] | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
[http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet. | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet. | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
[http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] | [[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 25 August 2010
Template:Kansas-stubUnited States > Kansas > 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]
1873--Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Oberlin [2]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
- Furnas County, Nebraska
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska
- Norton
- Rawlins
- Red Willow County, Nebraska
- Sheridan
- Thomas
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Decatur County Cemeteries gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet.
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Links to Deaths in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
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).