Tecumseh, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, see Tecumseh, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Tecumseh, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Tecumseh in Vigo County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°33′47″N87°25′18″W / 39.56306°N 87.42167°W / 39.56306; -87.42167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Township	Fayette
Area [1]
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.20 km2)
• Land	3.48 sq mi (9.00 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation [2]	558 ft (170 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	778
• Density	223.82/sq mi (86.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47885
Area codes	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	444612

Tecumseh is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[3] It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Located on the Wabash River, the community was 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. ^[4] Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry, and in 1890 it was merely a post-office with five or six houses. ^[5] Durkee's Ferry was once one of the main crossing points on the Wabash River. ^[6]

A post office was established at Tecumseh in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. ^[7]

Geography

Tecumseh is located at 39°33′47″N87°25′18″W / 39.56306°N 87.42167°W / 39.56306; -87.42167 at an elevation of 561 feet.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	778		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Education

All areas in Vigo County are in the Vigo County School Corporation. ^[9] Tecumseh is zoned to Fayette Elementary School, ^[10] West Vigo Middle School and West Vigo High School. ^[11] West Vigo Middle School, and West Vigo High School. ^[12]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
3. "Tecumseh, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 6, 2017.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  11. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Tecumseh was named for the famous Shawnee chief...
5. Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp.  480.
6. Oakey, Charles Cochran (1908). Great Terre Haute and Vigo County. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. pp.  130.
7. "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vigo County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
10. Fayette [Elementary School Boundary] (Map). Vigo County School Corporation . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Linked from here
11. West Vigo Middle/High School Boundary (PDF) (Map). Vigo County School Corporation . Retrieved June 6, 2025.
12. West Vigo Middle/High School Boundary (PDF) (Map). Vigo County School Corporation . Retrieved June 6, 2025.