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Welcome to Clifford ...

Clifford is located in Webster Parish<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Clifford is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Clifford: (318)

Communities Also Named Clifford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Clifford - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clifford ...

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

  • Haynesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
  • Plain Dealing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
    • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <4>
  • Cotton Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
    • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <4>
  • Sarepta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Bradley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
  • Emerson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Shongaloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Western
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Ivan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish

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 Clifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifford ...

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

Adding Clifford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifford post office opened in 1892.

We also found Clifford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifford.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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