Decatur

Decatur pron.: /dʌˈkeɪ.tʌr/ is the name of many places in the United States, most of which are named for Stephen Decatur, a U.S. Naval officer at the turn of the 19th century.

People

• Stephen Decatur, a United States Naval officer.

Places

United States

Cities, Towns, Villages

• Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County, Alabama
  • Decatur Parks and Recreation, park district for Decatur, Alabama
  • Port of Decatur, located on the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama
  • The Decatur Daily, daily newspaper serving Decatur, Alabama and the Tennessee Valley
• Decatur, Arkansas, a city in Benton County, Arkansas
• Decatur, Georgia, county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Decatur (MARTA station), a rail station located in Decatur, Georgia
• Decatur, Illinois, county seat of Macon County, Illinois
• Decatur, Indiana, county seat of Adams County, Indiana
• Decatur City, Iowa, a city in Decatur County, Iowa
• Decatur, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky
• Decatur, Michigan, a village in Van Buren County, Michigan
• Decatur, Mississippi, county seat of Newton County, Mississippi
• Decatur, Nebraska, a village in Burt County, Nebraska
• Decatur, New York, a town in Otsego County, New York
• Decatur, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Brown County, Ohio
• Decatur, Tennessee, county seat of Meigs County, Tennessee
• Decatur, Texas, county seat of Wise County, Texas

Counties

• Decatur County, Alabama, a short-lived former county whose area was divided between Madison County and Jackson County, Alabama
• Decatur County, Georgia
• Decatur County, Indiana
• Decatur County, Iowa
• Decatur County, Kansas
• Decatur County, Tennessee

Townships

• Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana
• Decatur Township, Michigan, Van Buren County
• Decatur Township, Burt County, Nebraska
• Decatur Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
• Decatur Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Streets

• Decatur Street (Atlanta), Georgia, among the earliest streets of the city, established in the mid-19th Century
• Decatur Street (New Orleans), Louisiana, formerly known as "Levee Street"
• The Decatur Highway, U.S. Route 31 between Decatur, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama
• Decatur Avenue, Bronx, New York, street that travels one-way north-bound alongside Webster Avenue, starting on Fordham Road, temporarily interrupted on Mosholu Parkway and continuing to 211th Street
• Decatur Street, New York, street that extends from the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick to the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood
• Decatur Street, NW, Washington, D.C., a one-way street stretching eastward from Massachusetts Avenue, NW to Florida Avenue, NW

Other places

• Decatur Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state
• Decatur Metropolitan Area, located in North-Central Alabama
• Huntsville–Decatur Combined Statistical Area, located in North Alabama

Schools

United States

• Decatur High School (Alabama), located in Decatur, Alabama
• Decatur High School (Georgia), located in Decatur, Georgia
• Decatur High School (Federal Way, Washington), named after the USS Decatur
• Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland), Worcester County
• Stephen Decatur Middle School, Worcester County, Maryland

Other uses

• "Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!", a song by Sufjan Stevens from his 2005 album Illinois (album)
• USS Decatur, several ships of the U.S. Navy
• "Eighter from Decatur", a form of rhyming slang used in craps

See also

• All pages with titles containing "Decatur"