Crete, Indiana

Crete
Unincorporated community
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.

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 suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978, was born in Crete in 1931.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Crete, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Indiana, United States County seat: Winchester Cities Union City Winchester Towns Albany‡ Farmland Losantville Lynn Modoc Parker City Ridgeville Saratoga Townships Franklin Green Greensfork Jackson Monroe Stoney Creek Union Ward Washington Wayne White River Unincorporated communities Arba Bartonia Bloomingport Carlos Crete Deerfield Fairview Georgetown Harrisville Haysville Corner Huntsville Maxville Mull New Pittsburg Pinch Randolph Rural Scott Corner Shedville Snow Hill South Salem Spartanburg Stone Unionport Windsor Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties