Decatur, Ohio

Decatur is an unincorporated community in eastern Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45115.^[1] 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.^[2] A post office called Decatur has been in operation since 1817.^[3]

Gallery

Decatur community sign.
Looking west on Ohio Highway 125 in Decatur.

References

↑ Zip Code Lookup
↑ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 702.
↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Georgetown

Villages	Aberdeen Fayetteville Georgetown Hamersville Higginsport Mount Orab Ripley Russellville Sardinia‡

Townships	Byrd Clark Eagle Franklin Green Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lewis Perry Pike Pleasant Scott Sterling Union Washington

CDPs	Lake Lorelei Lake Waynoka St. Martin

Unincorporated communities	Arnheim Ash Ridge Brownstown Crosstown Decatur Eastwood Feesburg Fincastle Greenbush Hiett Levanna Locust Ridge New Harmony New Hope Redoak Vera Cruz Wahlsburg White Oak White Oak Valley

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°48′56″N 83°42′14″W / 38.81556°N 83.70389°W / 38.81556; -83.70389

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