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Decatur County was formed in 1822. It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., naval officer in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812.
In the 1830s, local settlers founded the Decatur County Colonization Society for the purpose of sending freed slaves back to Africa. The Decatur County Anti-Slavery Society was also formed in 1835. By the 1840s, a few black families moved into the county and they joined the Underground Railroad efforts, helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada through the county.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Townships
- Adams
- Clay
- Clinton
- Fugit
- Greensburg (County Seat)
- Jackson
- Marion
- Milford
- Millhousen
- New Point
- Salt Creek
- Sand Creek
- St. Paul (part)
- Washington
- Westport
Other Communities
Alert | Burney | Craig | Downeyville | Ewington | Forest Hill | Gaynorsville | Germantown | Harper | Harris City | Horace | Kingston | Knarr Corner | Letts | Letts Corner | McCoy | Mechanicsburg | New Pennington | Pinhook | Rossburg | Saint Maurice | Saint Omer | Sandusky | Sardinia | Slabtown | Smyrna | Tarkeo Corner | Waynesburg | Williamstown
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National Register of Historic Places
