Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

Clifton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clifton is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Clifton: This one is located in Rapides Parish and the other is located in Washington Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clifton ...

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

• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Boyce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Simpson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Hemphill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
• Mora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Sieper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
  • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <4>
• Gorum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
  • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <4>
• Hot Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
• Gardner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <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 Clifton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/