Welcome to Decorum ...

Decorum is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decorum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Decorum is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Decorum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Decorum lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near Decorum ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Mount Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Mercersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• Todd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• McConnellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Saxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Broad Top City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Three Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
• Orbisonia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
  • Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <4>

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 Decorum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decorum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Decorum. 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 Decorum.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decorum ...

Looking for more information about Decorum? 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 Decorum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Decorum.

Adding Decorum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decorum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Decorum post office opened in 1884.

We also found Decorum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decorum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/