| Tecumseh, Indiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 280px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vigo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fayette |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 170 |
| Elevation Ft: | 558 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5631°N -87.4217°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47885 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 444612 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 778 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 223.82 |
| Population Density Km2: | 86.41 |
Tecumseh is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
Located on the Wabash River, the community was named for Tecumseh, the Native American leader of the Shawnee who fought General William Henry Harrison at Fort Harrison, only a mile south of the town.[4] Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry, and in 1890 it was merely a post-office with five or six houses.[5] Durkee's Ferry was once one of the main crossing points on the Wabash River.[6]
A post office was established at Tecumseh in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[7]
Tecumseh is located at 39.5631°N -87.4217°W at an elevation of 561 feet.