# Decatur County, Alabama

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**Decatur County** was a [county](/source/County_(United_States)) of the [state](/source/U.S._state) of [Alabama](/source/Alabama), [United States](/source/United_States). It was named for Commodore [Stephen Decatur](/source/Stephen_Decatur) of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy). Its [county seat](/source/County_seat) was [Woodville](/source/Woodville,_Alabama).

## History

Decatur County was established by the [Alabama Legislature](/source/Alabama_Legislature) on December 17, 1821.[1] In 1822, Woodville was selected as the county seat. Several years later, however, a survey showed the county did not have the minimum constitutional area, and so Decatur County was abolished on December 28, 1825[2][3] and divided between [Madison County](/source/Madison_County,_Alabama) and [Jackson County](/source/Jackson_County,_Alabama). The section added to Madison County was known informally for many years as "New Madison".

## See also

- [List of former United States counties](/source/List_of_former_United_States_counties)

## References

1. A digest of the laws of the State of Alabama: containing the statutes and resolutions in force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 10. Chapter XXXII. Pages 97-98. [An Act to establish certain Counties therein named, and for other purposes.--Passed December 17, 1821.](https://books.google.com/books?id=JvtKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97)

1. Stubno, Bill. ["Butler Mill"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225737/http://bellsouthpwp2.net/p/u/publicw/articlebybillstubno.htm). *Woodville Online*. Archived from [the original](http://bellsouthpwp2.net/p/u/publicw/articlebybillstubno.htm) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-01.

1. [AN ACT, To repeal in part an act, entitled an act to establish certain counties Therein named, and for other purposes, passed December 17th, 1821; and for other purposes.](http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/history/acts_and_journals/Acts_1825/Acts_21-31.html) Approved December 28, 1825. Alabama Act 25. Alabama Legislative Acts. Annual Session, 21 Nov 1825 - 14 Jan 1826. Pages 16-17. Access Date: 2017-07-07.

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