Crider, Kentucky

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Location within the state of Kentucky
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Crider (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°9′26″N87°58′28″W / 37.15722°N 87.97444°W / 37.15722; -87.97444
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Caldwell
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490341 [1]

Crider is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.

The community was named Crider in the 1830s, after the Crider clan of early settlers, originally from Virginia. [2]

On May 26, 2024, an EF3 tornado hit the community directly.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crider, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.