Welcome to Lifton ...

Lifton is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

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

Lifton is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lifton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lifton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lifton: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Lifton ...

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

• Montpelier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Garden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Cokeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Cokeville is located in Lincoln County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokeville <5>
• Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Saint Charles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Pickelville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
  • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
• Dingle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <5>
• Fish Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Haven
  • Fish Haven is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Haven <5>
• Wardboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake 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 Lifton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lifton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lifton ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/