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Welcome to Terre Haute ...

Terre Haute is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

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

Terre Haute is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Terre Haute: 937 & 326<4>

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, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana and Missouri.

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.

  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huber Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairborn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Urbana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
  • Tipp City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • New Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Enon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Enon is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <5>
  • Saint Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 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 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 (so far) 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 1846. The Terre Haute post office closed in 1900.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Terre Haute refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Terre Haute may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terre Haute - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Terre Haute area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Terre Haute area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/