Cleveland, Indiana

Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

Cleveland, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Cleveland is located in Indiana
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is located in the United States
Cleveland
Cleveland
Coordinates: 39°47′25″N 85°38′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipJackson
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-13546[1]
GNIS feature ID432645[2]

History

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]

Geography

Cleveland is located at 39°47′25″N 85°38′41″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Cleveland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 719.
  4. 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.
  5. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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