Crete, Indiana

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

Crete, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Crete is located in Indiana
Crete
Crete
Crete is located in the United States
Crete
Crete
Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
TownshipGreensfork
Elevation
[1]
1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47355
Area code765
FIPS code18-15904[2]
GNIS feature ID433126

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, 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 March 5, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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 (November 26, 2014). Classic Case Studies in Psychology: Third edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-317-90961-3.


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