Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in DeKalb 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Clifton is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clifton is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Websites for Clifton ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), 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, 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.

• Atlanta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Roswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Marietta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Brookhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Peachtree Corners
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <5>
• Tucker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <5>

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 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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

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 DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/