The Cemetery Today
The Decatur Cemetery has expanded to 58 acres (23 ha) and contains well over 20,000 graves. A special section exists for cremated burials, the Cemetery also contains a pond stocked with fish. This pond is also home to swans, ducks and turtles, and is a stopping place for canada geese on migration. The Cemetery is bordered by a several acre forest, which borders the Glennwood Estates (Decatur) neighborhood.
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