Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Decatur came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Decatur in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Decatur. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Decatur data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Decatur:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

We found Decatur in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Decatur for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Decatur. See our Misc Page for Decatur for more information.