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Decatur

Ghost town · Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Stafford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Decatur is a ghost town in Stafford County, Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Stafford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Decatur as a historical populated place on the Widewater topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.4546° N, 77.3464° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWidewater
Elevation109 ft
Nearest living townAquia Harbour, VA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1749093
Coordinates38.45457, -77.34637

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What's there now

Decatur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aquia Harbour, VA (population 6,917), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 109 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Decatur?

Decatur is in Stafford County, Virginia, at 38.4546, -77.3464.

How many ghost towns are in Stafford County?

Stafford County, Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.