Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Washington Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clifton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clifton lies within the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

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

• Franklinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Kentwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Tylertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
  • Tylertown is located in Walthall County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
• Osyka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
  • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <4>
• Mount Hermon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <4>
• Sunny Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
• Pine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish
• Stoney Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
• Wilmer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
• Enon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Washington Parish

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.

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1901.

We also found Clifton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/