Tefft, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tefft c. 1910
Tefft c. 1910
Tefft is located in Indiana
Tefft
Tefft
Tefft is located in the United States
Tefft
Tefft
Coordinates: 41°11′37″N 86°58′06″W / 41.19361°N 86.96833°W / 41.19361; -86.96833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipKankakee
Elevation
[1]
673 ft (205 m)
ZIP code
46380 [2]
FIPS code18-75230[3]
GNIS feature ID444624

Tefft is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States.

History

Tefft was platted by Isaac Dunn in 1884, and named Dunnville. The name, however, became confused with Danville so Dunnville was renamed Tefft after Dunn's brother-in-law, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Tefft.[4] Dunn also laid out a subdivision, Dunn's Original KKK Pleasure Resort,[5] 2 miles (3 km) north of town, and was responsible for constructing Dunn's Bridge over the Kankakee River.

A post office was established at Tefft in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2003.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Robert M. Taylor (1990). Indiana: a new historical guide. Indiana Historical Society. p. 602. ISBN 978-0871950499.
  5. ^ Jasper County Indiana Plat Book, 1980 Edition, Town and Country Publishing Co., LaPorte, Indiana
  6. ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 21, 2014.


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