Tecumseh, Missouri

Tecumseh, Missouri
Community
Location of Tecumseh, Missouri
Location of Tecumseh, Missouri
Tecumseh, Missouri
Location of Tecumseh, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°35′12″N 92°17′12″W / 36.58667°N 92.28667°W / 36.58667; -92.28667[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation
[1]
180 m (590 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
65760

Tecumseh (/tɪˈkʌmsə/ tih-KUM-sə)[2] is an unincorporated community in eastern Ozark County in southern Missouri, United States.[3] It is located on the North Fork River at the north end of Norfork Lake, approximately ten miles east of Gainesville and 32 miles west of West Plains on U.S. Highway 160.[1] Tecumseh has a post office with ZIP code 65760.[4]

A post office called Tecumseh has been in operation since 1898.[5] The community was named after Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian chief.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Udall Quadrangle, Missouri–Ozark County, 7.5 Minute Series, USGS, 1968
  2. ↑ "Missouri Place Names Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. December 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tecumseh
  4. ↑ Post Offices in Ozark County, MO
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 97.
  7. ↑ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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