North Crane, Indiana | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Tippecanoe County |
Pushpin Label: | North Crane |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tippecanoe County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tippecanoe |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Wea |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 679 |
Coordinates: | 40.3386°N -86.8103°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47909 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 440239 |
North Crane is a small unincorporated community in Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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.[1]
North Crane is located on the eastern edge of Wea Township. It has an elevation of approximately 679 feet.[2] One visible reminder of North Crane is the former Crane Station elevator, which can be seen from U.S. 52, just south of Lafayette.