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Welcome to Decatur Junction ...Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County<1>. The location of Decatur Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Decatur Junction, 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. A typical abbreviation for Decatur Junction: Decatur Jct. (or less commonly used: Decatur Jctn.) Decatur Junction is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Decatur Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Decatur Junction: (256) & (938)<4> 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.
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 for Decatur Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Decatur Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Decatur Junction. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Decatur Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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