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Welcome to Crete ...

Crete is located in Chase County<1>.

Crete is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Crete is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crete lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Crete (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Crete: 308

Communities Also Named Crete ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Crete: This one is located in Chase County and the other is located in Saline County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 7 communities that are also named Crete - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, 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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Chase, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.