Cyclone, West Virginia
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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
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| Coordinates: 37°43′58′′N 81°41′19′′W / 37.73278°N 81.68861°W / 37.73278; -81.68861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24827 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
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
[edit ]- ^ 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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