Cyclone, Indiana

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

Cyclone
Unincorporated community
Cyclone
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

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Cyclone, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
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 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.