The following data was extracted from an old plat map of Decatur
County. I've tried to keep the spelling just as it was on the map and am
still working on extracting the individual town locations, schools, churches
and number of acres owned by each person. The print on the map is sometimes
difficult to read and I have denoted questionable names or missing/illegible
letters with a "?".
This plat map was originally published in 1875, so many individual towns you associate with Decatur County may not have been there when it was drawn up.
Working with the map is TEDIOUS, but I have extracted all the names of the property owners. In order to read most of the amounts of land each owned however, I'm going to have to invest in a better magnifying glass!
Please check back for more information on the towns, schools, etc., which will be posted as time permits.
Decatur County Plat Map Extractions
| Property Owner | Township | Section | Acres |
| ADKINS J V | Burrell | 34 | 120 |
| ALDERS W | Decatur | 25 | . |
| ARNOLD G P | Garden Grove | 36 | . |
| BAILEY J H | Richland | 17 | . |
| BAKER G W | Center | 21 | . |
| BAKER J | Garden Grove | 13 | . |
| BAKER R | Garden Grove | 36 | . |
| BAKER R | High Point | 1 | 565 |
| BAKER S F | Garden Grove | 26 | . |
| BARRICKMAN H | Franklin | 16 | . |
| BARRICKMAN H | Long Creek | 13 | . |
| BARRICKMAN H | Long Creek | 2 | . |
| BEAVERS A J | Woodland | 9 | . |
| BELDER F F | Center | 18 | . |
| BELLOMY J | Decatur | 24 | . |
| BELLOMY J B | Center | 19 | . |
| BELLOWS C S | Woodland | 24 | . |
| BELLOWS C S | Woodland | 33 | . |
| BLACK A W | Grand River | 29 | . |
| BLACK R M | Burrell | 22 | 208 |
| BLISS W W | Center | 30 | . |
| BOYNTON W S | Garden Grove | 6 | . |
| BRADSHAW C | Richland | 15 | . |
| BRANT C | High Point | 11 | . |
| BRENENMAN W.H. | Franklin | 12 | . |
| BROTHERS H P | Hamilton | 4 | . |
| BROWN | Garden Grove | 34 | . |
| BROWN J D | Center | 1 | . |
| BROWN T &T H | High Point | 3 | . |
| BROWNING W | Grand River | 8 | . |
| BUCK Wm | Fayette | 1 | . |
| BUFFW??? E S | Garden Grove | 11 | . |
| BURNS J | Garden Grove | 22 | . |
| BURNS J P | Garden Grove | 35 | . |
| CART JR | Garden Grove | 35 | . |
| CESTER[?] M C | Center | 35 | . |
| CHASE H | High Point | 13 | . |
| CHASE H E | Garden Grove | 1 | . |
| CHASTAIN L R | Center | 30 | . |
| CHEESE FACTORY (business) | Garden Grove | 27 | . |
| CLARK J | Morgan | 18 | . |
| COLE W | Long Creek | 7 | 60 |
| CONKLE W | Center | 26 | . |
| CORBETT C | Franklin | 20 | . |
| COX S L | Burrell | 12 | . |
| CRAIG W F | Burrell | 36 | . |
| CRAIG W F | New Buda | 1 | . |
| CREES J | Grand River | 1 | . |
| CREES M | Grand River | 12 | . |
| CROWLEY J | Garden Grove | 15 | . |
| CULVER O | High Point | 13 | . |
| CULVER O | High Point | 14 | . |
| CUMMINGS A | New Buda | 1 | . |
| CURRY W | Franklin | 21 | . |
| DAVIS E W | Woodland | 35 | . |
| DAVIS W F | Fayette | 29 | . |
| DAWS E V [or W] | Morgan | 1 | . |
| DAWS E W | Morgon | 2 | . |
| DAY J S | Decatur | 27 | . |
| DRINKWINE F M | Hamilton | 10 | . |
| DRURY A | High Point | 21 | . |
| EALS C.A. | Franklin | 3 | . |
| EALS Mrs S | Franklin | 10 | . |
| ERNEST E | Eden | 7 | . |
| EURILL J R | Decatur | 29 | . |
| EURILL J R | Burrell | 10 | . |
| EVANS W H | Woodland | 33 | . |
| FALSIL(?) C A | Franklin | 10 | . |
| FERGUSON S A | Fayette | 1 | . |
| FESTER E | High Point | 31 | . |
| FULTON W H | Center | 24 | . |
| GAMMELL F W | Morgan | 8 | . |
| GAMMON W E | Eden | 2 | . |
| GARDNER G W | Eden | 7 | . |
| GARDNER J M | Center | 29 | . |
| GARDNER J W | Center | 20 | . |
| GIBSON | Garden Grove | 9 | . |
| GITTINGER D R | Center | 13 | . |
| GOODMAN | Center | 3 | . |
| GOODMAN S | Center | 10 | . |
| GORE (Core?) J | Burrell | 25 | . |
| HASTINGS | Garden Grove | 28 | . |
| HAVNER L | New Buda | 15 | . |
| HAWKS J P | New Buda | 10 | . |
| HENSLEY W.K. | Franklin | 13 | . |
| HIGBEE J | Center | 12 | . |
| HINGSTON S O | Franklin | 22 | . |
| HITCHCOCK J | High Point | 27 | . |
| HOLLINGHEAD J. | Franklin | 5 | . |
| HOPKINS W | Fayette | 12 | . |
| HOPKINS W | Fayette | 14 | . |
| HOWELL C B | Center | 30 | . |
| IVER A C | Garden Grove | 14 | . |
| JACKSON A | Franklin | 20 | . |
| JACKSON A | Franklin | 21 | . |
| JACKSON T C | New Buda | 23 | . |
| JENNINGS J | Woodlands | 35 | . |
| JENSEN P | Garden Grove | 21 | . |
| JOHNSON J A | Franklin | 34 | . |
| JUDD Mrs A | Franklin | 14 | . |
| KELLER W R | Franklin | 30 | . |
| KELLER W R | Center | 5 | . |
| KELLEY W F | Eden | 20 | . |
| KELLY R | Grand River | 17 | . |
| KETCHAM W A | Garden Grove | 23 | . |
| KING E | High Point | 20 | . |
| KING E | High Point | 22 | . |
| KOGER J | Decatur | 8 | . |
| KOGER J | Decatur | 17 | . |
| LALLY (or Lalty) C | New Buda | 15 | . |
| LAWTON J P | Center | 34 | . |
| LAYTON J P | Eden | 4 | . |
| LAYTON J P | Eden | 16 | . |
| LEEPER J E | New Buda | 13 | . |
| LENTZ | Woodland | 16 | . |
| LILLARD D & L | Garden Grove | 10 | . |
| LILLIARD J W | Franklin | 14 | . |
| LILLIARD J W | Franklin | 24 | . |
| LILLIE R P | Bloomington | 13 | . |
| LILLIE R P | Bloomington | 27 | . |
| LOCKEN L | Richland | 34 | . |
| LOTT S | Bloomington | 28 | . |
| LUMBECK J B | Center | 29 | . |