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Welcome to Crete ...

Crete is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crete, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Crete is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crete lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crete: 765

Communities Also Named Crete ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crete - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, 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.

  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcanum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcanum is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <3>
  • Hagerstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Union City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • New Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crete, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Crete was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Crete post office opened in 1882. The Crete post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crete.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crete - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/