Welcome to Decatur ...Decatur is located in Cole County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Decatur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875. When the people of Decatur refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Decaturian<2> Decatur is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Decatur lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Decatur: 573 & 235<4> Communities Also Named Decatur ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Decatur: This one is located in Cole County and the other is located in Cape Girardeau County. Beyond Missouri, there are 20 communities that are also named Decatur - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Decatur. Communities near Decatur ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Decatur.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decatur. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Decatur. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Decatur. See our Newspapers Page for Decatur. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decatur ...Looking for more information about Decatur? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Decatur. Adding Decatur to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Decatur 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Decatur. Footnotes ...
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