Welcome to Tecumseh ...

Tecumseh is located in Vigo County<1>.

The location of Tecumseh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tecumseh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Tecumseh is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tecumseh lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Tecumseh (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Tecumseh lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Tecumseh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Tecumseh: This one is located in Vigo County and the other is located in Tippecanoe County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 10 communities that are also named Tecumseh - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tecumseh.

Communities near Tecumseh ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tecumseh.

• Terre Haute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Brazil
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Rockville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tecumseh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tecumseh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tecumseh. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tecumseh.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tecumseh. See our Newspapers Page for Tecumseh.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tecumseh ...

Looking for more information about Tecumseh? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tecumseh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tecumseh.

Adding Tecumseh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tecumseh in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tecumseh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tecumseh post office opened in 1882.

We also found Tecumseh in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tecumseh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tecumseh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov