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Welcome to Tecumseh ...

Tecumseh is located in Vigo County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Tecumseh: 812 & 930<3>

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)
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • 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)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Terre Haute
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Seelyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Montezuma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 (so far) 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. The Tecumseh post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tecumseh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vigo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tecumseh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Tecumseh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Tecumseh area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/