Cyclone, Indiana
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  Cyclone | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.43250°W / 40.22833; -86.43250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation [1] | 922 ft (281 m) |
| ZIP code | 46041 |
| FIPS code | 18-16516[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 433268[1] |
Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
History
The town's name commemorates a destructive tornado that struck the area on June 14, 1880. A 1913 county history states,
[It was] the most destructive storm that ever visited the county, either since its settlement or in traditional history. It was a genuine cyclone with a "funnel shaped cloud," which swept over a curved path of over forty miles in this and adjoining counties, leaving desolation in its wake. It was estimated to have done $200,000 damage in this county. The present town, which was located about that time as a railroad station, was in the path of the storm and was named for it.[3]
A post office was established at Cyclone in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyclone, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 33.
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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