Welcome to Cliff ...
So far, we found very little information about Cliff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cliff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cliff, please Contact Us.
Cliff would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cliff is 7,920 feet [2,414 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cliff is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cliff was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Cliff was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Cliff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cliff - they are located in Colorado (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cliff.
Communities near Cliff ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Cliff.
- Mackay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
- Mackay is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackay <6>
- Moore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Moore is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <6>
- Lost River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Lost River is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
- Lost River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Lost River is located in Butte County
- Alder City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
- Alder City is located in Custer County
- Dickey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Arco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
- Arco is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <6>
- Butte City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
- Butte City is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cliff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cliff. 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.
Adding Cliff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cliff 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Cliff post office opened in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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 Cliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Cliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Cliff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |