Decaturville, Missouri facts for kids
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Decaturville, Missouri
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 Decaturville, Missouri
Location in Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Camden |
| Township | Warren |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| GNIS feature ID | 716778 |
Decaturville is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Camden County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 5 approximately seven miles south-southeast of Camdenton. The Camden-Laclede county line is less than one mile south of the community.
The community was founded in 1854 and is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., (1779 – 1820), an American naval officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya in the First Barbary War, the Second Barbary War, and in the War of 1812.
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