Decatur County was founded in the year 1873 and named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. Located in Northwest Kansas, the territory sprawls across more than 894.18 sq mi. More than 2.9K people with a rich blend of different and diverse races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with 1.4K households and 980 family units reside in this region. Oberlin is the county seat.

Public and vital records are uniquely handled by this excellent search index. The Decatur County records analysts collect, archive, and issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates. The excellent archive contains other information including liens, immigration, civil war particulars, military service, civil court data, ancestral SSN, census, separation, assets estimation and so on.