Welcome to Clifton Mills ...

Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

The location of Clifton Mills 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 Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Clifton Mills: Clifton Mls. (or less commonly used: Clifton Mlls.)

Clifton Mills is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clifton Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Clifton Mills (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Clifton Mills is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifton Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clifton Mills - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Clifton Mills ...

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

• Brandenburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Cannelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Irvington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Cloverport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Ekron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Mauckport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
  • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <4>
• Alton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• New Amsterdam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
  • New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
• Raymond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Breckinridge 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 Clifton Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifton Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton Mills ...

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

Adding Clifton Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifton Mills post office opened in 1848.

We also found Clifton Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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