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Welcome to Cliff Cave ...

Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff Cave, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cliff Cave is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cliff Cave ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
  • University City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Granite City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • East Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Groves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Ferguson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 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 Cliff Cave. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cliff Cave.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff Cave ...

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

Adding Cliff Cave to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliff Cave 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 Cliff Cave was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff Cave.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliff Cave - 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.