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.
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.
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