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Decatur County, Alabama
Former County in Alabama, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Decatur County was a county of the state of Alabama, United States. It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur of the United States Navy. Its county seat was Woodville.
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Decatur County was established by the 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 and Jackson County. The section added to Madison County was known informally for many years as "New Madison".
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