unincorporated community
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Indiana
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History
Crocker was founded in 1892, when railroad service was extended to that point. The community was most likely named for a railroad engineer. A post office was established at Crocker in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. In 1894, the Crocker School House was constructed and was closed in 1928. The school house was later sold and became Crocker Bible Baptist Church, the only active church in Crocker. In 1912, Crocker had about 200 inhabitants.