- Crete, Indiana
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Crete — Town — 
CreteCoordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°WCoordinates: 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W 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 40°02′36″N 84°51′42″W / 40.04333°N 84.86167°W.
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
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Indiana County seat: Winchester Cities 
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
communitiesArba | 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
Categories:- Populated places in Randolph County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Indiana geography stubs
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