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Welcome to Crete ...The village of Crete is located in Will County<1>. The location of Crete has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Crete: KREET<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Crete, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Crete has a population of 8,010 people<4> (see below for details). Crete is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Crete lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Crete (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The telephone area code for Crete: (708) The ZIP code for Crete: 60417<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crete had an population of 8,010 people. This is a decrease of 3.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.04% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Crete had a population of 8,259 people. This makes Crete the county's 12th most populous community. The population of Crete represents 0.06% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 8,259 people, the population of Crete increased 12.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,346 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Crete. Communities Also Named Crete ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crete - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Nebraska (2), North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crete. Communities near Crete ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crete.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crete. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crete. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crete. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crete. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crete. See our Newspapers Page for Crete. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crete ...Looking for more information about Crete? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Crete, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crete. Adding Crete to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Crete in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crete was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Crete in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Crete. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crete. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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