Chapter III

Decaturville — County Seat

From Lillye Younger, The History of Decatur County Past and Present (Southhaven, MS: Carter Printing Company, 1978).
Special thanks to Constance Collett for permission to make these web pages.

In Memory of Lillye Washburn Younger 1912-1998.

Thanks to www.tnyesterday.com for contributing this transcription.

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Decatur County was formed in 1845, and named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur
of the U. S. Navy. The first court met in Decaturville in 1848, in a cabin on the west side
of the square. The first courthouse was a two-story frame house, which burned n 1869.
A contract was let in October 1869 for a two-story brick building which cost $9000.00.
This building burned in 1926.