Crete, IndianaCrete is an unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.HistoryA post office was established at Crete in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918. The community may have been named after the pet name of Lucretia, a local young woman.GeographyCrete is located about east of the town of Lynn.Notable personJim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple cult, was born in Crete in 1931.