Cyclone, Indiana
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| Cyclone | |
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| — Town — | |
 Cyclone
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| Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°WCoordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°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] |
Cyclone is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
[edit] 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]
[edit] Geography
Cyclone is located at 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°W.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Cyclone, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:433268. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. p. 33.
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