North Crane, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°20′19″N 86°48′37″W / 40.33861°N 86.81028°W / 40.33861; -86.8102847909
North Crane is a small unincorporated community in Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
The town began as a stop on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad line running southeast out of Lafayette and was known as Culver's Station, named for a nearby landowner.[2]
Geography
North Crane is located on the eastern edge of Wea Township. It has an elevation of approximately 679 feet.[3] One visible reminder of North Crane is the former Crane Station elevator, which can be seen from U.S. 52, just south of Lafayette.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Crane, Indiana
- ^ Indiana Historical Society. Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876. 1968. (Reprinted from Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company, 1876.)
- ^ "USGS Topographic Map Quad" (map). TopoQuest. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lafayette
communities
- Ash Grove
- Birmingham
- Cairo
- Concord
- Crumb Corner
- Delp
- Eastwich
- Green Meadows
- Gladens Corner
- Glen Hall
- Klondike
- Meadowbrook
- Monitor
- Monroe
- North Crane
- Octagon
- Odell
- Old Halfway
- Pettit
- South Raub
- Taylor
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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