Welcome to Clifton ...

So far, we found very little information about Clifton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clifton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clifton, please Contact Us.

Clifton would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

Clifton was founded in 1862.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clifton is 6,330 feet [1,929 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clifton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Clifton was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clifton would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Clifton: This one is located in Lander County and the other is located in Lyon County.

Beyond Nevada, 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), 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 5 communities that are near Clifton.

Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
Lander City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
Canyon City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
Victorine ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1863.

We also found Clifton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/