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Crider, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°9′26″N 87°58′28″W / 37.15722°N 87.97444°W / 37.15722; -87.97444
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Crider
Crider series
Crider is located in Kentucky
Crider
Crider
Location within the state of Kentucky
Crider is located in the United States
Crider
Crider
Crider (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°9′26″N 87°58′28″W / 37.15722°N 87.97444°W / 37.15722; -87.97444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCaldwell
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490341[1]

Crider is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.

The community was named Crider in the 1830s, after the Crider clan of early settlers, originally from Virginia.[2]

On May 26, 2024, an EF3 tornado hit the community directly.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crider, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.