# Decatur, Missouri

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{{Short description|Extinct hamlet in Missouri, U.S.}}
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'''Decatur''' is an extinct town in [Cole County](/source/Cole_County%2C_Missouri), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Missouri](/source/Missouri). The [GNIS](/source/GNIS) classifies it as a populated place.<ref>{{GNIS|740801|name=Decatur}}</ref>

A post office called Decatur was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community has the name of [Stephen Decatur](/source/Stephen_Decatur), a United States Navy officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cole.html |title=Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071207/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cole.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref>

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Category:Ghost towns in Missouri
Category:Former populated places in Cole County, Missouri

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