Decatur

Decatur is the name of many places in the United States, most of which are named for Stephen Decatur, a United States Navy officer at the turn of the 19th Century.

Geographical Locations (United States)

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

Cities, Towns, Villages

Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County, Alabama
Decatur, Arkansas, a city in Benton County, Arkansas
Decatur, Georgia, county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia
Decatur, Illinois, county seat of Macon County, Illinois
Decatur, Indiana, county seat of Adams County, Indiana
Decatur, Iowa, a city in Decatur County, Iowa
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

Townships

Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana
Decatur Township, Michigan, in Van Buren County, Michigan
Decatur Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Decatur Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Other places

Decatur Avenue, Bronx, New York, a street that travels one-way north-bound alongside Webster Avenue, starting on Fordham Road, temporarily interrupted on Musholu Parkway and continuing to 211th street.
Decatur Street, New York, a street that extends from the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick to the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood.
Decatur Street, NW, Washington DC is a one-way street stretching eastward from Massachusetts Avenue, NW to Florida Avenue, NW.
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, US 31 between Decatur, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama
Decatur (MARTA station), a rail station located in Decatur, Georgia
Port of Decatur, located on the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama
Decatur Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state
Mount Decatur, Gales Ferry, in New London County, Connecticut
Decatur Metropolitan Area, located in North-Central Alabama
Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, located in North Alabama

Schools

Italy

Stephen Decatur Secondary School (Italy)

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)
Stephen Decatur Middle School (Maryland)
Stephen Decatur Elementary School (Chicago)

Other uses

Decatur Maritime Security, An international security company providing threat assessments, physical security and consulting for government and commercial maritime enterprises operating in piracy-troubled waterways
"Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!", a song by Sufjan Stevens from his 2005 album Illinois (album)
Decatur Parks and Recreation
The Decatur Daily, a daily newspaper serving Decatur and the Tennessee Valley in northern Alabama, United States
Stephen Decatur, 19th Century United States Navy officer
USS Decatur
"Eighter from Decatur", a form of rhyming slang used in craps

Translation

The word "Decatur" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Anglo-Saxon, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Volapük.

Translation(s) in other languages: Japanese: ディケーター, Romanian: Decatur (dezambiguizare).