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Cleveland, Indiana

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. The community was renamed Cleveland in 1855.

A post office was established in Cleveland in 1852 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.

References

  1. ^ 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.