Cleveland, Indiana

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Cleveland, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Township Jackson
Elevation
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974 ft (297 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code 18-13546 [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. 1 2 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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