Official Name: | Decorra, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Decorra |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henderson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 682 |
Coordinates: | 40.7278°N -90.9703°W |
Area Code: | 309 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 422609 |
Decorra is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Decorra was founded in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.[1] A post office was established at Decorra in 1888, and remained in operation until 1929.[2]
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which operates between Los Angeles and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. A station is located in Fort Madison, to the southwest. The California Zephyr has a stop located in Burlington, which is to the northwest.