Welcome to Cliff ...

Cliff is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Cliff is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cliff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cliff is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Cliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cliff - they are located in Colorado (2), Idaho, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Cliff ...

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

• Pikeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Paintsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Salyersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Coal Run Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Inez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Martin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Wayland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• East Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
• Blue River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Floyd County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff ...

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

Adding Cliff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cliff post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/