Crete, Indiana

Crete, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Crete
Crete
Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W / 40.04333; -84.86167Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W / 40.04333; -84.86167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Greensfork
Elevation[1] 1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47355
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-15904[2]
GNIS feature ID 433126

Crete is a small unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

A post office was established at Crete in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[4] The community may have been named after the pet name of Lucretia, a local young woman.[5]

Geography

Crete is located at 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W / 40.04333; -84.86167, about 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Lynn.

Notable person

Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple cult that committed mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978, was born in Crete in 1931.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Crete, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Rolls, Geoff (26 November 2014). Classic Case Studies in Psychology: Third edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-317-90961-3.


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