Welcome to Clifford ...
Clifford is located in Bristol County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Clifford, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Clifford is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Clifford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Clifford: (508) and (774)<4>
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, Louisiana, Maryland, 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.
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Middleborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Bourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
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.
Adding Clifford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clifford 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 Clifford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clifford post office opened in 1887.
We also found Clifford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |