Crete, Indiana

Crete
—  Town  —
Crete
Coordinates:
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 town in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana about 3 miles east of the town of Lynn.

Geography

Crete is located at .

People from Crete

Jim Jones, leader of the People's Temple cult, committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978, was born in Crete in 1931.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "Crete, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:433126. Retrieved 2009-10-10.