Tetersburg, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Tetersburg, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Tetersburg
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tipton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jefferson
Established Date:1848[1]
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.2753°N -86.1511°W
Elevation Ft:912
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46072
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-75482[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:444655

Tetersburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Tetersurg was laid out, but never platted, over the land of two farms, Mahlon Farm and a farm owned by Asa Teter, in 1848. The first house built in Tetersburg was a log cabin built by Tansy and Cumbaugh.[1] The oldest religious congregation in the county, a Christian church, was founded in Tetersburg in 1849.[3] In 1875, the LaFayette, Muncie and Bloomington Railroad was built one mile north of Tetersburg. The effects of the railroad being built north of Tetersburg was described by historian Marvin Pershing as having "effectively killed the town."[1]

A post office was established at Tetersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1879.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA114 Pershing, p. 114
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA203 Pershing, p. 203
  4. Web site: Tipton County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 22, 2016.