Cyclone, Indiana

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

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.{{cite book

|last=Claybaugh

|first=Joseph

|title=History of Clinton County, Indiana

|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofclinton02clay

|year=1913

|publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company

|location=Indianapolis

|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofclinton02clay/page/33 33]

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A post office was established at Cyclone in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clinton |title=Clinton County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903101547/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clinton |archivedate=3 September 2014 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Clinton County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana