Cyclone, Indiana

Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

Cyclone
Unincorporated community
Cyclone is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Cyclone
Cyclone
Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipJackson
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-16516[1]
GNIS feature ID433268[2]

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]

Geography

Cyclone is located at 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Cyclone, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 33.
  4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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