Decatur (TN): Profile

Welcome to Decatur County ...

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

The community of Decaturville is the Seat for Decatur County.

Decatur County was founded in 1845 and was created by taking area from Perry County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Decatur had a population of 11,608 people. This is a decrease of 1.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,757 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Decatur represented 0.19% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Decatur County:

Decaturville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Decaturville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville<2>
Parsons
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Parsons
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons<2>
Scotts Hill
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Scotts Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

Websites specific to Decatur County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Benton County
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- Carroll County
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- Hardin County
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- Henderson County
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- Perry County
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- Wayne County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Decatur County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Decatur County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.