Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Clifton is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Clifton: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Clifton: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clifton ...

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

• Fayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Port Gibson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Newellton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <5>
• Red Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Westside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County
• Harriston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Harriston is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <5>
• Rodney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
• Grand Gulf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
• Willows
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton ...

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

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clifton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/