Welcome to Decker ...

Decker is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Decker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Decker is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Decker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Decker (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Decker is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Decker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Decker - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Montana, Ohio, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Decker.

Communities near Decker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Decker.

• Leitchfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Morgantown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Clarkson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Caneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Woodbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Welch's Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
  • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
• Brooklyn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Butler County
• Whittinghill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
  • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
• Jetson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
  • Jetson is located in Butler County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Decker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Decker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Decker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Decker. See our Newspapers Page for Decker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decker ...

Looking for more information about Decker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Decker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Decker.

Adding Decker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Decker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Decker post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Decker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/