Crete, Indiana

Crete
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 1,188 ft (362 m)
ZIP code 47355
FIPS code 18-15904[1]
GNIS feature ID 433126[2]

Crete is a small unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town is about 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Lynn.

History

A post office called Crete was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1918.[3] The community may have been named after the pet name of Lucretia, a local young woman.[4]

Geography

Crete is located at 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W / 40.04333; -84.86167.

Notable person

Jim Jones, leader of the People's Temple cult that committed mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978, was born in Crete in 1931.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Crete, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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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