Cleveland, Indiana
Appearance
Cleveland, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°47′25″N 85°38′41″W / 39.79028°N 85.64472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hancock |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
ZIP code | 46140 |
FIPS code | 18-13546[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 432645[1] |
Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
History
[edit]Cleveland was initially called Portland and, under the latter name, was laid out and platted in 1834.[3] The community was renamed Cleveland in 1855.[4]
A post office was established in Cleveland in 1852 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleveland, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 719.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 249.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.