Welcome to Crocker ...

Crocker is located in Porter County<1>.

The location of Crocker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crocker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Crocker is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crocker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Crocker (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Crocker is within the boundaries of the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Crocker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crocker - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crocker.

Communities near Crocker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crocker.

• Hammond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Merrillville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Michigan City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• Crown Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Schererville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• Hobart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• East Chicago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <4>

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 Crocker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crocker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crocker. 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 Crocker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crocker. See our Newspapers Page for Crocker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crocker ...

Looking for more information about Crocker? 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 Crocker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crocker.

Adding Crocker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crocker 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 Crocker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crocker post office opened in 1894.

We also found Crocker on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crocker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crocker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov