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Welcome to Cliff Mills ...

Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County<1>.


The location of Cliff Mills 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 Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cliff Mills: Cliff Mls. (or less commonly used: Cliff Mlls.)

Cliff Mills is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cliff Mills: (540)

Communities near Cliff Mills ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
  • Culpeper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Warrenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Haymarket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
    • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
  • Middleburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Remington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
    • Remington is located in Fauquier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
  • The Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Turnbull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
  • Amissville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff Mills ...

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

Adding Cliff Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliff Mills 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 Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cliff Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff Mills.

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliff Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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