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The area started as a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway in the mid-1880s. It was named for county commissioner and chief justice Carey Cobb. A post office was established at Cobb in 1897 and remained operational until 1923. There were two general stores in 1914. It had several businesses and farms shown on county maps in the 1930s.
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Decatur Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLUD, FAA LID: LUD) is a city-owned public airport two miles (3.7 km) north of Decatur, in Wise County, Texas. [1]Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Decatur Municipal Airport is assigned LUD by the FAA and has no IATA designation [2] (IATA assigned LUD to Lüderitz Airport in Namibia [3]).
101 N Trinity St., Decatur, Texas Coordinates 32°14′04″N 97°35′13″W / 32.23444°N 97.58694°W / 32.23444; -97.58694 ( Wise County Courthouse
Bishop Airport (FAA LID: 76T) is a privately owned public-use airport located six nautical miles (6.9 mi; 11 km) east of the central business district of Decatur, a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. [1]
Eagles Canyon Raceway is a motor racing track in Decatur, Texas built to FIA specifications. [5] The track is located 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Fort Worth in eastern Wise County. The track was devised by David and Linda Cook, both with extensive backgrounds in motorsports, who set out to create a Formula 1-style race track in North Texas.
Storm damage near Decatur on Tuesday morning after a strong line of storms moved through North Texas. ... Damage to a home has been reported near FM 730 and FM 2264 near Decatur, and a semi truck ...
In southwest Cobb, at Powder Springs Road (original SR 5), Barrett Parkway changes name to East–West Connector, and bends southeast. Its intersection with Austell Road (currently SR 5) is a major commercial district, with a number of big-box retailers. The northwest corner is also home to Cobb Hospital. This section was constructed around ...