Welcome to York Cliffs ...

York Cliffs is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of York Cliffs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

York Cliffs is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: York Cliffs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

York Cliffs is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities near York Cliffs ...

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

• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Portsmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Sanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Durham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• York
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Kittery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <4>
• Newmarket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Cliffs ...

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

Adding York Cliffs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the York Cliffs post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for York Cliffs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/