Official Name: | Cresco, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Whitley County |
Pushpin Label: | Cresco |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cresco in Whitley County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Whitley |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Thorncreek |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.2358°N -85.4917°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 280 |
Elevation Ft: | 919 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46725 |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 433111 |
Cresco is an unincorporated community in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
A post office was established at Cresco in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] The name of the community is derived from the Latin term Cresco, meaning "I grow".[4]
Cresco is located at 41.2358°N -85.4917°W.