Welcome to Clifton Heights ...

The location of Clifton Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

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

A typical abbreviation for Clifton Heights: Clifton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Clifton Heights is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Clifton Heights: (314)

Communities Also Named Clifton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clifton Heights - they are located in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clifton Heights ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
• Florissant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Belleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
• University City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
• Granite City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <3>
• Kirkwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 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 Clifton Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifton Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton Heights ...

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

Adding Clifton Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/