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	'''Decatur County''' was a [[County (United States)\|county]] of the [[U.S. state\|state]] of [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. It was named for Commodore [[Stephen Decatur]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Its [[county seat]] was [[Woodville, Alabama\|Woodville]].		'''Decatur County''' was a [[County (United States)\|county]] of the [[U.S. state\|state]] of [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. It was named for Commodore [[Stephen Decatur]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Its [[county seat]] was [[Woodville, Alabama\|Woodville]].

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'''Decatur County''' was a [[County (United States)|county]] of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. It was named for Commodore [[Stephen Decatur]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Its [[county seat]] was [[Woodville, Alabama|Woodville]].

==History==
Decatur County was established by the [[Alabama Legislature]] on December 17, 1821.<ref name="alabama-laws-1823">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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=JvtKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97 An Act to establish certain Counties therein named, and for other purposes.--Passed December 17, 1821.]</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bellsouthpwp2.net/p/u/publicw/articlebybillstubno.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225737/http://bellsouthpwp2.net/p/u/publicw/articlebybillstubno.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2016-03-03|title= Butler Mill|last= Stubno|first=Bill|work= Woodville Online|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>[http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/history/acts_and_journals/Acts_1825/Acts_21-31.html 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.] 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.</ref> and divided between [[Madison County, Alabama|Madison County]] and [[Jackson County, Alabama|Jackson County]]. The section added to Madison County was known informally for many years as "New Madison".

==See also==
*[[List of former United States counties]]

==References==
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[[Category:Former counties of the United States]]
[[Category:History of Alabama]]
[[Category:Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area]]
[[Category:Jackson County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Madison County, Alabama]]
[[Category:1821 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:1825 disestablishments in Alabama]]

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