Welcome to Terre Haute ...

Terre Haute is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terre Haute, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

When the people of Terre Haute refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Terre Hautean<2>

Terre Haute is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Terre Haute ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Terre Haute - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Terre Haute ...

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

• Burlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Fort Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
• West Burlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
  • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <4>
• Carthage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Colchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <4>
• Oquawka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
  • Oquawka is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <4>
• La Harpe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Roseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Dallas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
• Stronghurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <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 Terre Haute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terre Haute.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terre Haute ...

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

Adding Terre Haute to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Terre Haute post office opened in 1857.

We also found Terre Haute on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terre Haute.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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