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
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Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W
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

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 2017-03-05.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. 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.