Cyclone, Indiana

Cyclone
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Cyclone
Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°W / 40.22833; -86.4325Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°W / 40.22833; -86.4325
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.

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]

Geography

Cyclone is located at 40°13′42″N 86°25′57″W / 40.22833°N 86.4325°W / 40.22833; -86.4325.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. p. 33.