Welcome to Tefft ...

Tefft is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tefft, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Tefft is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tefft lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Tefft (for example, toward Monterey), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Tefft: (219)

The ZIP code for Tefft: 46380<4>

Communities near Tefft ...

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

• Valparaiso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• DeMotte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
  • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • DeMotte has also been known as:
  • De Motte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <5>
• Hebron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• Kouts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kouts
  • Kouts is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kouts <5>
• North Judson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Judson
  • North Judson is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Judson <5>
• Wanatah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanatah
  • Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanatah <5>
• Wheatfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
  • Wheatfield is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatfield <5>
• Francesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francesville
  • Francesville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francesville <5>
• Medaryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medaryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaryville
  • Medaryville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medaryville <5>

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 Tefft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tefft.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tefft. 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 Tefft.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tefft ...

Looking for more information about Tefft? 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 Tefft, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tefft.

Adding Tefft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tefft 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 Tefft was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tefft post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tefft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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