| Tecumseh | |
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| — Unincorporated town — | |
| Vigo County's location in Indiana | |
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Tecumseh
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vigo County |
| Township | Fayette Township |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| ZIP code | 47885 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 444612[1] |
Tecumseh is an unincorporated town in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, USA. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
The town is named for Tecumseh, the Native American leader of the Shawnee who fought General William Henry Harrison at Fort Harrison, only a mile south of the town of Tecumseh.
Located on the Wabash River, Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry. As of 1890 it was merely a post-office with five or six houses.[2] Durkee's Ferry was once one of the main crossing points on the Wabash River.[3]
Tecumseh is located at at an elevation of 561 feet.