Tefft, Indiana

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

Tefft, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tefft c. 1910
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Coordinates: 41°11′37″N 86°58′06″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Township	Kankakee
Elevation [1]	673 ft (205 m)
ZIP code	46380 [2]
FIPS code	18-75230[3]
GNIS feature ID	444624

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]