Place:Crete, Will, Illinois, United States

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NameCrete
Alt namesWoods Cornerssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS17004209
TypeVillage
Coordinates41.456°N 87.619°W
Located inWill, Illinois, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 8,259 at the 2010 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha and Willard Wood.

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