Cyclone, Missouri

Cyclone is an unincorporated community in east central McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Big Sugar Creek west of Powell.[2]

History

A post office called Cyclone was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community was named for a cyclone (tornado) which stuck the area in 1880.[4][5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyclone, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.

36°37′06″N 94°15′23″W


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