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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clifton City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clifton City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clifton City is located in Cooper County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Clifton City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifton City:

  • Cooper County     (The home county of Clifton City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Otterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harriston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harriston is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
    • Pilot Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellair is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
    • Bunceton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Blackwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lamine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamine is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
    • Lone Elm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Pisgah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pisgah is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Boonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor Place village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
      • Windsor Place village
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Mora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Cole Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ionia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boone County
    • Rocheport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Dunksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
    • Knob Noster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette County
    • Emma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Emma is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <1>
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Tipton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fortuna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
    • Clarksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • California
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Syracuse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Glensted
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
    • Stover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Versailles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Excelsior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Smithton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithton is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
    • Sedalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Longwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longwood is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Hughesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Tedieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
    • Spring Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
    • Houstonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • La Monte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.
    • Nelson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Nelson is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Marshall Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
    • Blue Lick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Lick is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
    • Napton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Napton is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
    • Herndon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Arrow Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cretcher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cretcher is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
    • Sweet Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saline City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Salt Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifton City, see our County-by-County Page for Clifton City.

Cemeteries Near Clifton City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifton City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Clifton City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifton City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Sedalia.
    • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Providence Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975166 <3>
  • Irving Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shackleford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Clopton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clifton City had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton City, with the one closest to Clifton City listed first.

  • Otterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beaman is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
  • Pleasant Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
  • Smithton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithton is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Harriston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harriston is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Byberry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Byberry is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byberry
  • Postal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Postal is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
  • Sedalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Syracuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellair is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Longwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longwood is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Bunceton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifton City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifton City.

Newspapers Published in Clifton City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifton City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifton City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifton City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clifton City:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clifton City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.