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 3 November 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.
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Coordinates: 36°37′06″N 94°15′23″W / 36.61833°N 94.25639°W
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