North Crane, Indiana

North Crane, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
North Crane Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°20′19″N86°48′37″W / 40.33861°N 86.81028°W / 40.33861; -86.81028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Wea
Elevation [1]	679 ft (207 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47909
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	440239 [1]

North Crane is a small unincorporated community in Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[1]

History

The town began as a stop on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad line running southeast out of Lafayette and was known as Culver's Station, named for a nearby landowner. ^[2]

Geography

North Crane is located on the eastern edge of Wea Township. It has an elevation of approximately 679 feet. ^[3] One visible reminder of North Crane is the former Crane Station elevator, which can be seen from U.S. 52, just south of Lafayette.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Crane, Indiana
2. Indiana Historical Society. Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876. 1968. (Reprinted from Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company, 1876.)
3. "USGS Topographic Map Quad" (map). TopoQuest. Retrieved June 30, 2008.