Decatur, Ohio

Decatur is an unincorporated community in eastern Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45115.^[2] It is located along State Route 125, an east-west highway.

Decatur was originally called St. Clairsville, and under the latter name was laid out around 1802.^[3] A post office called Decatur has been in operation since 1817.^[4]

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Decatur community sign
Looking west on Ohio Highway 125 in Decatur

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Decatur, Ohio
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 702.
^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Decatur, Ohio

[2] USPS – Cities by ZIP Code

[3] The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 702.

[4] "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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