Tecumseh, Indiana

Tecumseh
census-designated place

Vigo County's location in Indiana
Tecumseh

location in Vigo County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°33′47″N 87°25′18″W / 39.56306°N 87.42167°W / 39.56306; -87.42167Coordinates: 39°33′47″N 87°25′18″W / 39.56306°N 87.42167°W / 39.56306; -87.42167
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 census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. 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.

History

Located on the Wabash River, Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry. In 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]

Geography

Tecumseh is located at 39°33′47″N 87°25′18″W / 39.56306°N 87.42167°W / 39.56306; -87.42167 at an elevation of 561 feet.

References

  1. ↑ "Tecumseh". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 480.
  3. ↑ Oakey, Charles Cochran (1908). Great Terre Haute and Vigo County. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. p. 130.


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