Cleveland, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°47′25″N 85°38′41″W / 39.79028°N 85.64472°W / 39.79028; -85.64472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockTownshipJacksonElevation974 ft (297 m)ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-13546[2]GNIS feature ID432645[1]

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleveland, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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