Welcome to Clifty ...

Clifty is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Clifty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Clifty is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clifty lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Clifty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Clifty - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clifty.

Communities near Clifty ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clifty.

• Springdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Rogers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Berryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Bethel Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
  • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
• Huntsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Eureka Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Garfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Avoca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clifty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clifty. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifty. See our Newspapers Page for Clifty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifty ...

Looking for more information about Clifty? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clifty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clifty.

Adding Clifty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifty in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clifty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clifty post office opened in 1858.

We also found Clifty in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clifty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/