Crete, Indiana

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Crete, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Crete
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Crete
Coordinates: 40°02′36″N84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W / 40.04333; -84.86167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Greensfork
Elevation
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1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47355
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-15904 [2]
GNIS feature ID433126 [1]

Crete is an unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

A post office was established at Crete in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918. [3] The community may have been named after the pet name of Lucretia, a local young woman. [4]

Geography

Crete is located about 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Lynn.

Notable person

Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple cult, was born in Crete in 1931. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crete, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  105. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...whose name was Lucretia or Crete.
  5. ↑ Rolls, Geoff (November 26, 2014). Classic Case Studies in Psychology: Third edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN   978-1-317-90961-3.


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