Decaturville, Missouri

Decaturville is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Camden County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 5 approximately seven miles south-southeast of Camdenton. The Camden-Laclede county line is less than one mile south of the community.^[2]

Decaturville, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Decaturville Decaturville's position in Missouri
Coordinates: 37°54′27.1″N 92°41′59.7″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Camden
Township	Warren
Founded	1838
Elevation [1]	1,060 ft (323 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	716778[1]

The community was founded in 1854 and is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., (1779 – 1820), an American naval officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya in the First Barbary War, the Second Barbary War, and in the War of 1812.^[3]

See also

• Decaturville crater