Cleveland, Indiana

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Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Cleveland was initially called Portland and, under the latter name, was laid out and platted in 1834.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich/page/719 719]}} The community was renamed Cleveland in 1855.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 | publisher=King & Binford | author=Binford, John H. | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog/page/n268 249]}}

A post office was established in Cleveland in 1852 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock | title=Hancock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 September 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area