Cyclone, West Virginia
| Cyclone | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Cyclone  Cyclone Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′58″N 81°41′19″W / 37.73278°N 81.68861°WCoordinates: 37°43′58″N 81°41′19″W / 37.73278°N 81.68861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 24827 |
Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10.[1]
The community was named for the fact a tornado or cyclone struck the area in the 1880s.[2][3]
References
- ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 197.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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