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Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Clifton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clifton: 985

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Clifton: This one is located in Washington Parish and the other is located in Rapides Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clifton ...

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

  • Franklinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tylertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Osyka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <3>
  • Mount Hermon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Stoney Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Smithburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton ...

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

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifton 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 (so far) for Clifton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1901. The Clifton post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Footnotes ...

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

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