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Welcome to Decatur Island ...Decatur Island is located in San Juan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Decatur Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Decatur Island refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Decaturian<2> Decatur Island is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Decatur Island lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Decatur Island: (360) Communities near Decatur Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Decatur Island.
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 Decatur Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decatur Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Decatur Island. 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 Decatur Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Decatur Island. See our Newspapers Page for Decatur Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decatur Island ...Looking for more information about Decatur Island? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Decatur Island, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Decatur Island. Adding Decatur Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Decatur Island 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 Decatur Island was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Decatur Island. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Decatur Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/ The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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