Tetersburg, Indiana

Tetersburg
Unincorporated community
Tetersburg Tetersburg
Coordinates: 40°16′31″N 86°09′04″W / 40.27528°N 86.15111°WCoordinates: 40°16′31″N 86°09′04″W / 40.27528°N 86.15111°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tipton
Township	Jefferson
Elevation[1]	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	46072
FIPS code	18-75482[2]
GNIS feature ID	444655

Tetersburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, United States.^[3]

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.^[4] The oldest religious congregation in the county, a Christian church, was founded in Tetersburg in 1849.^[5] 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."^[4]

A post office was established at Tetersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1879.^[6]

Geography

Tetersburg is located at 40°16′31″N 86°09′04″W / 40.27528°N 86.15111°W.

References

Footnotes

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Tetersburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
5. Pershing, p. 203
6. "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

Sources

• Pershing, Marvin W. "History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions". Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen (1914).