en Cyclone, Missouri

Cyclone is an unincorporated community in east central McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community is located on Big Sugar Creek west of Powell.^[2]

History

A post office called Cyclone was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1955.^[3] The community was named for a cyclone (tornado) which stuck the area in 1880.^[4]^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyclone, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.

36°37′06″N 94°15′23″W / 36.61833°N 94.25639°W / 36.61833; -94.25639

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyclone, Missouri

[2] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[4] "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[5] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.

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