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Unincorporated community
Tefft c. 1910
Tefft, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Tefft, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Township	Kankakee
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
ZIP code	46380
FIPS code	18-75230
GNIS feature ID	444624

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. Dunn also laid out a subdivision, Dunn's Original KKK Pleasure Resort, 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.

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