Decaturville sits at the eastern edge of this landscape, its street grid organized around W Main St and S West St, while the community of Scotts Hill anchors the southwestern corner. The terrain is defined by the Beech River and its intricate drainage network, including the channelized New Canal Rd. This 2019 survey documents a rural landscape heavily marked by family history and genealogy, with numerous small burial grounds such as Yarbro Cem, Hensley Cem, and Rosson Cem scattered across the uplands. Small settlements like Dixie Mills and Garrett persist as quiet crossroads, while water features like Festus Jackson Lake and Lewis Lacy Lake Number Two indicate the management of local tributaries like Turkey Creek. The boundary between Henderson Co and Decatur Co cuts diagonally through the center, bisecting a region of ridges and hollows like Buckner Hollow.
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1936 · Scotts Hill
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1936 · Parsons
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1936 · Thurman
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1936 · Bath Springs
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1936 · Sardis
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1936 · Jeannette
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1936 · Reagan
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1936 · Perryville
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1936 · Chesterfield
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1949 · Perryville
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