Cyclone, Indiana

Cyclone
Unincorporated community
Cyclone is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Cyclone
Cyclone
Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.43250°W / 40.22833; -86.43250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipJackson
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-16516[2]
GNIS feature ID433268[1]

Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c "Cyclone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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