Cleveland, Indiana

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

Cleveland, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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 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″N 85°38′41″W.

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References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. 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.



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