Cleveland, Indiana

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Cleveland, Indiana
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Cleveland
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Cleveland
Coordinates: 39°47′25″N85°38′41″W / 39.79028°N 85.64472°W / 39.79028; -85.64472 Coordinates: 39°47′25″N85°38′41″W / 39.79028°N 85.64472°W / 39.79028; -85.64472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Township Jackson
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code 18-13546 [1]
GNIS feature ID432645 [2]

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

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History

Cleveland was originally 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 as Cleveland in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [5]

Geography

Cleveland is located at 39°47′25″N85°38′41″W / 39.79028°N 85.64472°W / 39.79028; -85.64472 .

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References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Cleveland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  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 17 September 2014.