Tefft is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Kankakee Township, Jasper County, Indiana Kankakee Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 988 and it contained 410 housing units. Kankakee Township was established in 1856. Geography According to the 20 ...

, 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 Benjamin Franklin Tefft (1813–1885) was an American Methodist minister, author, newspaper editor, and diplomat. As the American Consul in Stockholm, Sweden during the US Civil War, he encouraged and facilitated Swedish emigration to the United ...

. Dunn also laid out a subdivision, ''Dunn's Original KKK Pleasure Resort'', north of town, and was responsible for constructing Dunn's Bridge over the

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

References

Unincorporated communities in Jasper County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{JasperCountyIN-geo-stub