Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after
Stephen Decatur
Commodore (United States), Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. (; January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy officer. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County, Maryland, Worcester County. His father, Ste ...
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Places in the United States
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Decatur, Alabama
Decatur () is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in North Alabam ...
, county seat of Morgan County
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Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama
The Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area is a moderately urban region of North-Central Alabama. The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city, ...
, the largest metro area with the name Decatur.
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Decatur, Arkansas, a city
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Decatur, Georgia
Decatur () is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, th ...
, county seat of DeKalb County
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Decatur, Illinois
Decatur ( ) is the largest city in Macon County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
, county seat of Macon County and largest city with the name Decatur.
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Lake Decatur, a reservoir in the city
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Decatur, Indiana
Decatur is a city in Root Township, Adams County, Indiana, Root and Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana, Washington townships, Adams County, Indiana, Adams County, Indiana, United States. It is the county seat (and the largest communit ...
, county seat of Adams County
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Decatur City, Iowa, a city in Decatur County
* Decatur, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in
Russell County
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Decatur, Michigan, a village
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Decatur, Mississippi
Decatur is a town in and the county seat of Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 1,945 in the 2020 census. This town is named after war hero Stephen Decatur Jr.
History
Newton County was created and Decatur established as the county ...
, county seat of Newton County
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Decatur, Missouri, a ghost town
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Decatur, Nebraska, a village
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Decatur, New York, a town
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Decatur, Ohio
Decatur is an unincorporated community in eastern Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), le ...
, an unincorporated community
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Decatur, Tennessee, county seat of Meigs County
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Decatur, Texas
Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,538 in 2020.
History
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.
Absalom Bishop, an early s ...
, county seat of Wise County
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Decatur, Washington, an unincorporated community
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Decatur, Wisconsin, a town
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Decatur County (disambiguation)
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Decatur Township (disambiguation) Decatur Township may refer to the following places in the United States:
* Decatur Township, Macon County, Illinois
* Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana
* Decatur Township, Michigan
* Decatur Township, Burt County, Nebraska
* Decatur Tow ...
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Decatur Island
Decatur Island is one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, USA. Located just east of Lopez Island across Lopez Sound and just south of Blakely Island across Thatcher Pass, it is 3.524 square miles (9.127 km²) in area, and was nam ...
, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state
Transportation
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Decatur Boulevard
Decatur Boulevard is a major north–south section line arterial in the Las Vegas metropolitan area located on the west side of the city.
Route
Decatur Boulevard is situated in the west of Las Vegas and runs for roughly 25 miles along a north ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, a north–south thoroughfare
* Decatur Highway,
U.S. Route 31 in Alabama between Decatur and Birmingham
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Decatur Street (disambiguation) Decatur Street can refer to:
* Decatur Street (Atlanta), Georgia, U.S.
* Decatur Street (New Orleans)
Decatur Street is a street in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States that runs parallel to the Mississippi ...
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Decatur (MARTA station)
Decatur station is an underground subway station in Decatur, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This station opened on June 30, 1979. In 2005, a major renovation of the Church St ...
, a railroad station in Decatur, Georgia
Military uses
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USS ''Decatur'', several ships of the U.S. Navy
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''Decatur'' (1813 ship), an American privateer of the War of 1812
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Fort Decatur
Fort Decatur was a United States Army blockhouse erected on the ocean front of the far-western Rockaway Peninsula during the War of 1812. Its purpose was to protect New York Harbor from invaders, particularly British.
After the war, the fort was ...
, a fort in New York during the War of 1812
Other uses
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Decatur (name) Decatur is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
* Daniel Decatur Emmet (1815–1904), songwriter
* Art Decatur (1894-1966), Major League Baseball pitcher
* C. D. Howe (Clarence Decatur Howe, 1886-1960), Canadian cabinet minister and bus ...
, a list of people with either the surname or given name
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34351 Decatur
34351 Decatur ( provisional designation ) is a Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 3 September 2000, by American amateur astronomer Loren Ball at his Emerald Lane Observ ...
, an asteroid
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Decatur High School (disambiguation)
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Arizona Charlie's Decatur, a casino hotel in Las Vegas
* "Decatur Psalm", a song from the 1996 album ''
ATLiens
''ATLiens'' is the second studio album by the American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on August 27, 1996, by Arista Records and LaFace Records. From 1995 to 1996, Outkast recorded ''ATLiens'' in sessions at several Atlanta studios—Bosstow ...
'' by
Outkast
Outkast (sometimes written as OutKast) was an American hip-hop duo formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1992, consisting of Big Boi (Antwan Patton) and André 3000 (André Benjamin, formerly known as Dré). Widely regarded as one of the greatest an ...
* "Decatur", a song from the 1992 album ''
Headsparks'' by Seam
* "Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!", a song from the 2005 album
''Illinois'' by Sufjan Stevens
See also
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Decatur Subdivision, a former railroad line in Illinois and Indiana
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