Crider, Kentucky

Crider
Unincorporated community
Crider series
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Coordinates: 37°9′26″N 87°58′28″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Caldwell
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	490341[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

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.