Cyclone, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°43′58″N 81°41′19″W / 37.73278°N 81.68861°W / 37.73278; -81.68861CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWyomingTime zoneUTC-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

  1. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.
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