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Welcome to Terre Coupee ...

Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Terre Coupee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Terre Coupee is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Terre Coupee is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Terre Coupee is within the (574) area code.

Websites for Terre Coupee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.sjchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Terre Coupee, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Terre Coupee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Terre Coupee - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Terre Coupee ...

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

  • South Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mishawaka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • La Porte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Niles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
  • Buchanan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
  • Walkerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridgman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
    • Bridgman is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <4>
  • Trail Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • North Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
  • New Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terre Coupee ...

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

Adding Terre Coupee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Terre Coupee 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 Coupee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Terre Coupee post office opened in 1831.

We also found Terre Coupee in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terre Coupee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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