title: Tecumseh, Indiana
text: # Tecumseh, Indiana
  
  Tecumseh is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
  
  ## History
  
  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. Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry, and in 1890 it was merely a post-office with five or six houses. Durkee's Ferry was once one of the main crossing points on the Wabash River.
  
  A post office was established at Tecumseh in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Tecumseh is located at 39°33′47″N 87°25′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.56306°N 87.42167°W﻿ / 39.56306; -87.42167 at an elevation of 561 feet.
  
  