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

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Crider series
Crider is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Crider is located in the United States
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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]

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

References edit

  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.