Welcome to Decorra ...

Decorra is located in Henderson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Decorra: duh-KOHR-ruh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decorra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Decorra is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Decorra ...

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

• Burlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• West Burlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
  • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <4>
• Oquawka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
  • Oquawka is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <4>
• La Harpe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Roseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Dallas City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
• Stronghurst
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stronghurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <4>
• Kirkwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <4>
• Blandinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <4>
• Lomax
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
  • Lomax is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <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 Decorra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decorra.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decorra ...

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

Adding Decorra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decorra 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 Decorra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Decorra post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decorra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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