Welcome to Cliffdale ...

Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliffdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Cliffdale is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cliffdale is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Cliffdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cliffdale - they are located in Colorado and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Cliffdale ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Carrollton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• White Hall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
• Elsberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
• Roodhouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Hardin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Kane
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Nebo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>

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 Cliffdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cliffdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cliffdale. 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 Cliffdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliffdale ...

Looking for more information about Cliffdale? 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 Cliffdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cliffdale.

Adding Cliffdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliffdale 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 Cliffdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cliffdale post office opened in 1879.

We also found Cliffdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliffdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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