Welcome to Clifford ...

Clifford is located in Amherst County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Clifford is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Clifford: (434)

Communities Also Named Clifford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Clifford - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clifford ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Buena Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Lowesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
• Colleen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
• Sandidges
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandidges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
  • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
• Sweet Briar Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
• Coolwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
• Buffalo Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Nelson 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 Clifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifford ...

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

Adding Clifford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifford post office opened in 1883.

We also found Clifford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

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