Decatur, TN

Decatur Map

Decatur is a town in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,395 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County.

Decatur is located at 35°31?8?N 84°47?36?W / 35.51889°N 84.79333°W / 35.51889; -84.79333 (35.518871, -84.793201). The town is situated at the western base of No Pone Ridge, an elongate ridge characteristic of the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley Province. Just west of Decatur, the Tennessee River flows around a blunt peninsula known as Armstrong Bend. This section of the river is technically part of the river's Chickamauga Lake impoundment.

Nearby cities include Riceville, Athens, Dayton, Spring City, Niota.