Welcome to Terre Haute ...

The city of Terre Haute is located in Vigo County<1> and is the County Seat for Vigo County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terre Haute, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Terre Haute has a population of 60,605 people<2> (see below for details).

Terre Haute is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Terre Haute: (812)

The ZIP codes for Terre Haute: 47801-47805, 47807-47809, 47811-47814<4>

Websites for Terre Haute ...

Official Website:   www.terrehaute.in.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.terrehautechamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Terre Haute had an population of 60,605 people. This is a decrease of 0.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Terre Haute had a population of 60,785 people (or 56.36% of the total population of Vigo County). This makes Terre Haute the county's most populous community.

The population of Terre Haute represents 0.94% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 60,785 people, the population of Terre Haute increased 1.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 59,614 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Terre Haute.

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 Illinois, 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.

• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Brazil
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <6>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
• Marshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Fairview Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
• Shelburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <6>
• Farmersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <6>
• Seelyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
• Knightsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Rosedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>

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. Our list includes 93 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Terre Haute, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Terre Haute in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Terre Haute: www.terrehaute.in.gov/

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

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