Decatur is a town in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County. Decatur was founded in May 1836 as a county seat for Meigs County, which had been formed that same year. The initial 50 acres for the town were donated by James Lillard and Leonard Brooks. Decatur is …Decatur is a town in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County. Decatur was founded in May 1836 as a county seat for Meigs County, which had been formed that same year. The initial 50 acres for the town were donated by James Lillard and Leonard Brooks. Decatur is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., an early 19th-century American naval officer renowned for his exploits in the First Barbary War, the Second Barbary War, and the War of 1812.
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