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==Geography== The low rolling hills are devoted to agriculture or urban development, with only the areas carved by drainages still wooded.<ref name=DCI>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Decatur+County,+IN/@39.2922148,-85.6321968,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x886af910553b5c2b:0x1958b823ec9025c5!8m2!3d39.3176186!4d-85.520024 ''Decatur County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 13 August 2020)]</ref> The highest point ({{convert|1,097|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}} ASL) is a hillock {{convert|0.8|mi|km}} SSE from [[Kingston, Indiana|Kingston]].<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6540 ''Decatur County High Point, Indiana (PeakBagger.com, accessed 13 August 2020)]</ref> The [[Flatrock River]] flows westward through the upper part of the county, continuing into [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby County]]. Clifty Creek flows southwestward through the central part of the county, continuing into [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]], and Sand Creek flows south-southwestward through the lower center of the county, continuing into [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings County]]. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|373.32|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|372.57|sqmi}} (or 99.80%) is land and {{convert|0.76|sqmi}} (or 0.20%) is water.<ref name=DC/> [[Image:Decatur County Courthouse, Greensburg, IN (48477380817).jpg|right|thumb|Tree on the Courthouse Tower in Greensburg, Indiana]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush County]] β north * [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin County]] β east * [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]] β southeast * [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings County]] β south * [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew County]] β west * [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby County]] β northwest ===City and towns=== * [[Greensburg, Indiana|Greensburg]] (city/county seat) * [[Millhousen, Indiana|Millhousen]] * [[New Point, Indiana|New Point]] * [[St. Paul, Indiana|St. Paul]] (part) * [[Westport, Indiana|Westport]] ===Census-designated places=== * [[Clarksburg, Indiana|Clarksburg]] * [[Lake Santee, Indiana|Lake Santee]] ===Unincorporated places=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Adams, Decatur County, Indiana|Adams]] * [[Alert, Indiana|Alert]] * [[Burney, Indiana|Burney]] * [[Downeyville, Indiana|Downeyville]] * [[Forest Hill, Indiana|Forest Hill]] * [[Gaynorsville, Indiana|Gaynorsville]] * [[Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana|Germantown]] * [[Harris City, Indiana|Harris City]] * [[Horace, Indiana|Horace]] * [[Kingston, Indiana|Kingston]] * [[Knarr Corner, Indiana|Knarr Corner]] * [[Letts, Indiana|Letts]] * [[Letts Corner, Indiana|Letts Corner]] * [[Mechanicsburg, Decatur County, Indiana|Mechanicsburg]] * [[Milford, Decatur County, Indiana|Milford]] * [[New Pennington, Indiana|New Pennington]] * [[Rossburg, Indiana|Rossburg]] * [[Saint Maurice, Indiana|Saint Maurice]] * [[Saint Omer, Indiana|Saint Omer]] * [[Sandusky, Indiana|Sandusky]] * [[Sardinia, Indiana|Sardinia]] * [[Slabtown, Indiana|Slabtown]] * [[Waynesburg, Indiana|Waynesburg]] * [[Williamstown, Indiana|Williamstown]] {{div col end}} ===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Adams]] * [[Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Clay]] * [[Clinton Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Clinton]] * [[Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Fugit]] * [[Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Jackson]] * [[Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Marion]] * [[Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Salt Creek]] * [[Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Sand Creek]] * [[Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Washington]] {{div col end}} ===Major highways=== * [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 74]] * [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 421]] * [[Image:indiana 3.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 3]] * [[Image:indiana 46.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 46]] ===Protected areas=== * Greenburg Reservoir State Fishing Area<ref name=DCI/> ===Lakes=== * Greenburg Reservoir * Lake McCoy * Lake Santee<ref name=DCI/>
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