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Ghost town in Kansas, United States

Decatur, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°54′30″N 100°22′00″W / 39.90833°N 100.36667°W / 39.90833; -100.36667
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Decatur
Elevation	2,480 ft (760 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
GNIS ID	482124

Decatur is a ghost town in Roosevelt Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.

History

Decatur was issued a post office in 1874. The post office was discontinued in 1897.

References

^ "Decatur, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
"Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Decatur County, Kansas

External links

Decatur County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Oberlin
Cities	Clayton‡ Dresden Jennings Norcatur Oberlin	Map of Kansas highlighting Decatur County
Unincorporated communities	Allison Cedar Bluffs Kanona Leoville Lyle Traer
Ghost towns	Bassetville Decatur Hawkeye Hooker Jackson Lund Sheffield Shibboleth Stephen Vallonia
Townships	Allison Altory Bassettville Beaver Center Cook Custer Dresden Finley Garfield Grant Harlan Jennings Liberty Lincoln Logan Lyon Oberlin Olive Pleasant Valley Prairie Dog Roosevelt Sappa Sherman Summit
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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