Do you know of Clifton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Clifton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Clifton.

We found mention of Clifton as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

We found 81 communities that share the name Clifton.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Clifton.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 80 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 80 communities, 77 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Iroquois County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Clifton [Iroquois County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Limestone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clifton [Limestone County].
  - Wilcox County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clifton [Wilcox County].
- Alaska
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Clifton.
- Arizona
  - Greenlee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Clifton [Greenlee County].
- Arkansas
  - Lee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Clifton [Lee County].
- California
  - Fresno County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clifton [Fresno County].
  - Los Angeles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Clifton [Los Angeles County].
- Colorado
  - Mesa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Clifton [Mesa County].
- Connecticut
  - New Haven County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Clifton [New Haven County].
- Florida
  - Brevard County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clifton [Brevard County].
  - Duval County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clifton [Duval County].
  - Orange County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clifton [Orange County].
  - Seminole County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clifton [Seminole County].
- Georgia
  - DeKalb County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clifton [DeKalb County].
  - Tattnall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clifton [Tattnall County].
- Idaho
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Clifton [Franklin County].
  - Oneida County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Clifton [Oneida County].
- Indiana
  - Marion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Clifton [Marion County].
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Clifton [Union County].
- Iowa
  - Louisa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Clifton [Louisa County].
- Kansas
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clifton [Clay County].
  - Wilson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clifton [Wilson County].
  - Woodson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clifton [Woodson County].
- Kentucky
  - Boyle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clifton [Boyle County].
  - Campbell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clifton [Campbell County].
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clifton [Jefferson County].
  - Johnson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clifton [Johnson County].
  - Woodford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clifton [Woodford County].
- Louisiana
  - Rapides Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Clifton [Rapides Parish].
  - Washington Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Clifton [Washington Parish].
- Maine
  - Penobscot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Clifton [Penobscot County].
- Maryland
  - Baltimore City
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Clifton [Baltimore City].
  - Charles County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Clifton [Charles County].
  - Frederick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Clifton [Frederick County].
  - Talbot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Clifton [Talbot County].
- Massachusetts
  - Essex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Clifton [Essex County].
- Minnesota
  - Saint Louis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Clifton [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Clifton [Jefferson County].
  - Scott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Clifton [Scott County].
- Missouri
  - Oregon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clifton [Oregon County].
  - Randolph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clifton [Randolph County].
  - Schuyler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clifton [Schuyler County].
- Nevada
  - Lander County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Clifton [Lander County].
  - Lyon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Clifton [Lyon County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Clifton.
- New Jersey
  - Passaic County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Clifton [Passaic County].
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Clifton [Colfax County].
- New York
  - Chautauqua County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Clifton [Chautauqua County].
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Clifton [Monroe County].
  - Richmond County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Clifton [Richmond County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Clifton.
- North Carolina
  - Ashe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Clifton [Ashe County].
- North Dakota
  - Pierce County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Clifton [Pierce County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Clifton.
- Ohio
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clifton [Clark County].
  - Clermont County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clifton [Clermont County].
  - Geauga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clifton [Geauga County].
  - Hamilton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clifton [Hamilton County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clifton [Washington County].
- Oklahoma
  - Lincoln County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Clifton [Lincoln County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Clifton.
- Oregon
  - Clatsop County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Clifton [Clatsop County].
  - Hood River County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Clifton [Hood River County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clifton [Allegheny County].
  - Dauphin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clifton [Dauphin County].
  - Delaware County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clifton [Delaware County].
  - Lackawanna County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clifton [Lackawanna County].
- South Carolina
  - Spartanburg County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Clifton [Spartanburg County].
- South Dakota
  - Sully County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Clifton [Sully County].
- Tennessee
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Clifton [Wayne County].
- Texas
  - Bosque County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Clifton [Bosque County].
  - Van Zandt County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Clifton [Van Zandt County].
- Utah
  - Tooele County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Clifton [Tooele County].
- Virginia
  - Fairfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clifton [Fairfax County].
  - Orange County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clifton [Orange County].
  - Russell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clifton [Russell County].
- Washington
  - Mason County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Clifton [Mason County].
- West Virginia
  - Mason County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clifton [Mason County].
- Wisconsin
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Clifton [Monroe County].
- Wyoming
  - Weston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Clifton [Weston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Clifton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Clifton:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Clifton - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Cook County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cook County.

Addatorata Village	Lake Side
Algonquin Trails	Lakewood
Alsip Woods	Lambert
Altenheim	Landers
Anchorage	Laudymat Terrace
Apple Valley	Le Moyne
Applegate	Liberty
Appletree	Linden Park
Arcadia	Lioncrest
Argo	Llewellyn Park
Argyle Park	Longwood Farms
Arlingdale	Longwood
Arlington Farms	Loop Station
Arlington Heights Garden	Loop
Arlington Ridge	Lynnwood
Athenia	Lyonsville
Atwood Heights
Auburn Junction	Mackler Heights
Austin Park	Madison Park
Austin View	Mallard West
	Manheim
Banks	Mannheim
Barrington Center	Mars
Barrington Square	Marvin
Bay Colony	Mayngaite
Beacon Hill	McCaffrey
Beaver Valley	McCormick
Bel Air Gardens	Meadow Knolls
Belmont	Meadowbrook East
Belt Crossing	Meadowbrook West
Berkley Square	Medalist Park
Beverly Junction	Melrose
Bloom	Midwest
Blue Island Junction	Mill Creek
Bogan Manor	Miller Woods
Bremen	Mission Hills
Brookline Park	Monroe City
Brookwood	Monroe
Bryn Mawr	Moon Lake Village
Burlington Junction	Morrell Park
Burnside Crossing	Morton Park
Burr Oak	Morton
	Mount Forest
Calumet Harbor	Mount Hope
Calumet Western Junction	Mount Prospect Gardens
Calumet Yard	Mulford
Calvary
Cambridge-on-the-Lake	Nantucket Cove
Cameo Terrace	Navajo Hills
Capri Gardens	Nerska
Carlysle	New Bremen
Carriage Creek	New Chicago
Catino	New Trier
Cedar Glen	Niles Center
Cedar Run	Nixon's Greenwood - Central
Cedarbrook	Normal Park
Chandler	Norpaul
Chappell	North Shore Trace
Chatelaine South	North
Chelsea Cove	Northbrook Knolls
Chesterfield	Northgate
Chippewa Ridge	Northtown
Chippewa	Northwest Highlands
Churchill	Norwood Park
Claburn	Nottingham Park
Clarkdale Junction	Noyesville
Clark's
Clybourn Junction	Oak Glen
Clybourn	Oak Woods
Cobblestone	Oakdale
Colehour	Ogden Park
Colonial Heights	Old Orchard
Colonial Ridge	Olde Salem
Congress Park	Olympia Gardens
Conley's	Olympic Village
Constance	Orange
Conway Park	Orland
Cottage Grove	Otto Mall
Country Gardens	Outer Depot
Cragin Junction	Ovington
Cricket Hill
Cumberland Highlands	Pacesetter Park
Cumberland	Pacific
Cummings	Palos Gardens
Cunningham Courts	Palos Westgate
	Palos
Dearborn Heights	Park Forest South
Dearborn Station	Park Meadows
Dee Road	Parkhome
Deering	Parkway
Des Plaines Terrace	Parkwood Village
Deval	Partridge Hill
Devonshire	Penock
Dolton Junction	Phillippe
Dolton's Station	Playfield
Douglas Park	Pleasant Dale
Drexel	Pleasant Hills
Dummy Crossing	Pleasant Run
Dunhurst	Plum Grove Hills
Dunton	Plum Grove Woods
Dupont	Plum
	Poplar Creek
East Chicago Heights	Posen Junction
Eastwood	Pottawattamie Hills
Edison Park	Prairie Ridge
Eggers	Prospect Meadows
Eggleston	Prospect Park
El Morro	Provincetown
El Villa	Provisio
El Vista	Proviso
Elsdon Junction	Pullman Junction
Elsmere	Purington
Englewood Heights
Erwin	Regent Park
Estate Lane	Reseda
Euclid Lake	Rexford
Expo Park	Rhodes
	Richland
Fairview Gardens	Richton Hills
Fairview	Richton
Fairway Trace	Ridgeville
Feehansville	Ridgewood
Feehanville	Ringgold
Fernwood	River Branch Junction
Fieldcrest	River Forest Junction
Flag Creek	River Junction
Fordham	River Park
Forest Glen	Roberts Park
Forest Heights	Rock Island Junction
Forest Hills	Rose Hill
Forest Home	Rose Lawn
Forest View Hills
Fort Dearborn	Sag
Fort Wayne Junction	Saint Paul Junction
Fremont Junction	Sainte Marie
Frenchman's Cove	Sandpebble Walk
	Sandra Heights
Gardner's Place	Scarsdale
Garfield Park	Schaumberg
Givins	Schaumburg Center
Gladstone Commons	Schaumburg Green
Gladstone Park	Schorsch Forest View
Glen Ridge	Seeger
Glenayre Gardens	Seester
Glenayre	Shadetree
Glenshire	Shaumburgh
Glenview Countryside	Sheffield Park
Glenview Terrace	Sherman
Glenview Woodlands	Sherwood
Golden Highridge	Shooting Park
Golf Park Terrace	Shorewood Village
Grand Trunk Crossing	Skunk Valley
Grandview Park	Solvay
Green Meadows	South Bridgeview
Greenbrier	South Englewood Junction
The Greens	South Mount Forest
Gresham	South Northfield
Gross Park	South Oak Park
	South Park
Hamilton Park	South Ridgeland
Hammond Junction	South Stickney
Hammond's	South
Hampton Court	Southgate
Hanover Highlands	State Line
Hanover Square	Stonebridge
Harmony Village	Strathmore Grove
Harvey Junction	Summit - Argo
Hasbrook	Sunset Hills
Havelock	Surrey Ridge
Hawthorn	Sylvan Hill
Hawthorne
Hayes	Taft
Hayford	Tamarac
Haymarket	Tanglewood
Hazelcrest Highlands	Thatcher's Park
Healy	Thompson's
Hidden Cove	Tiedtville
Hidden Creek	Tierra Grande
High Point	Timbercrest
High Ridge	Timberlake Village
Highlawn	Tinley Terrace
Hillcrest	Tracy
Hilldale Villages	Triezenbers
Hillside - Berkeley	Triumvera
Hollendale	Twin Oaks
Hollydale
Hollywood Ridge	Valley Lo
Hollywood	Valley
Homerican Villas	Versailles-on-the-Lake
Homewood Shores	Viaduct Junction
Homewood Terrace	Vienna Woods
Huntington Commons	Villa Verde
Huntington Park	Villa West
Hyman	Villas Salceda

Indian Hills	Walden
International Village	Warren Park
Ivanhoe	Wauksaik
Ivy Hill	Waycinden Park
	Weathersfield
Jackson Park	Weber
Jefferson	Weldon
Johnstone	Wentworth
Judd	West Glenview
	West Lyons
Kedzie Grace	West Northfield
Kedzie	Westdale Gardens
Keepatau	Westdale
Kenilwicke	Westhaven
Kensington Junction	Whitehall
Key West	Wicker Park
Kimberly Heights	Wickliffe
Kirwin	Wildwood
Knollcrest	Willards
Kolze	Willow's East
	Winston Park Northwest
La Fontaine	Winston Park South
La Grange Highlands	Winston Park
Laguna Woods	Wireton
Lake Briarwood	Woodborough
Lake Lynwood	Woodland Heights
Lake of the Winds	Woodruff
Lake Park Forest
Lake Park	Yard Center

Footnotes ...

<1>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Clifton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.