Decaturville, Missouri

Decaturville, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Decaturville

Decaturville's position in Missouri

Coordinates: 37°54′27.1″N 92°41′59.7″W / 37.907528°N 92.699917°W / 37.907528; -92.699917Coordinates: 37°54′27.1″N 92°41′59.7″W / 37.907528°N 92.699917°W / 37.907528; -92.699917
Country  United States
State  Missouri
County Camden
Township Warren
Founded 1838
Elevation[1] 323 m (1,060 ft)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 479
GNIS feature ID 716778
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Decaturville, Missouri

Decaturville, Missouri is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Camden County. It is located on Route 5 9 miles (14 km) of Camdenton.[2] The community was founded in 1854 and is named for Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., (1779 1820), an American naval officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya in the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and in the War of 1812.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Decaturville, Missouri." Histopolis Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. "Feature Detail Report for:Decaturville, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Decaturville, Missouri Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  3. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 34.


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