Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Pierce County<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 1938.

Clifton is 1,630 feet [497 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 (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Louisiana (2), 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, 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.

• Harvey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• Drake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Drake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <4>
• Anamoose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
  • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <4>
• Esmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Esmond is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <4>
• Martin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Balta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
  • Balta is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balta <4>
• Selz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Selz is located in Pierce County
• Funston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Funston is located in McHenry County
• Orrin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrin
  • Orrin is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrin <4>
• Guthrie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in McHenry 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 Clifton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifton.

We 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 1938.

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 North Dakota: www.nd.gov/