Decatur, Kansas | |
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  Decatur  Decatur | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′30″N100°22′00″W / 39.90833°N 100.36667°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Decatur |
| Elevation | 2,480 ft (760 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| GNIS ID | 482124 [1] |
Decatur is a ghost town in Roosevelt Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. [1]
Decatur was issued a post office in 1874. The post office was discontinued in 1897. [2]
Decatur County is a county located in Northwest Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Oberlin. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,764. The county was named in honor of Stephen Decatur, Jr., a commodore in the United States Navy who served during both Barbary Wars in North Africa, the Quasi-War with France, and the War of 1812 with Britain.
Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations. The city is located approximately five miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur.
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,644.
Clarksburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Clarksburg was 149.
Bassettville Township is a township in Decatur County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26.
Olive Township is a township in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 68.
Leoville is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. Leoville is located along K-223 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-southwest of Dresden.
Cedar Bluffs is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Lyle is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Traer is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Kanona is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Allison is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Hawkeye is a ghost town in Cook Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Hooker is a ghost town in Oberlin Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Jackson is a ghost town in Jennings Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Lund is a ghost town in Summit Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. It was located 12 miles south and 4 miles west of Oberlin.
Sheffield is a ghost town in Sappa Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
Shibboleth is a former post village in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. Shibboleth Cemetery is located in the eastern part of the present-day Prairie Dog Township.
Stephen is a ghost town in Custer Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.
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| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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