Decatur, Nebraska

About Decatur

Set in the northeastern part of Nebraska, Decatur is a tiny community counting 411 people who proudly call it home.

Decatur holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 403 residents per square mile.

📰 Decatur News Today

• Dorothy “Dode” Nottleman Obituary June 25, 2026 - Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home · Jun 25
• KTIC 840 AM/98.3 FM/98.7 FM - Jack Dunning, 71, of Decatur Rural Radio Network · Dec 20
• Carolyn Kellogg Obituary Jan 21, 2023 Gordon Funeral Homes · Apr 9
• Obituary for Tony Pistello, Jr. Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, LLC · Jan 23
• Decatur Museum set to reopen Wednesday, after devastating fire in 2024 KMTV 3 News Now Omaha · Nov 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Nebraska headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Decatur Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Decatur — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Decatur

• Godfather's Pizza Express — pizza
• Green Lantern Steak House — steak house
• Pop-n-Doc's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Decatur

• Beck Memorial Park reviews ★
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Decatur Bend County Park reviews ★
• Ivy Island Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Onawa Materials Yard Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Tieville Bend Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Upper Decatur Bend Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🗺️ Map of Decatur

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