Welcome to Decca ...
So far, we found very little information about Decca. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Decca to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Decca, please Contact Us.
Decca would have been located within present day Albemarle County<2>.
The location of Decca has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Decca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Decca is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Decca was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Decca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Decca.
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Grottoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
- Grottoes is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <5>
- Stanardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <5>
- Logan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Barracks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Crozet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozet
- Crozet is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crozet <5>
- Ednam Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Huntington Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Commonwealth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
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 Decca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Decca. 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 Decca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Decca. See our Newspapers Page for Decca.
Adding Decca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Decca in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Decca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Decca post office opened in 1906.
We also found Decca on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Decca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Decca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Decca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |