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Welcome to Decatur Junction ...

Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decatur Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Decatur Junction: Decatur Jct. (or less commonly used: Decatur Jctn.)

Decatur Junction is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Decatur Junction: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Decatur Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Decatur Junction - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Decatur Junction ...

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

  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Hartselle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Priceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Triana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Flint City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Somerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • North Courtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decatur Junction ...

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

Adding Decatur Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decatur Junction 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 (so far) for Decatur Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decatur Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Decatur Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Decatur Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Decatur Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.