Cyclone, Indiana
Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
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Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clinton |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
ZIP code | 46041 |
FIPS code | 18-16516[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 433268[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
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Cyclone, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- 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.