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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 Cliffside (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 Cliffside. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cliffside is primarily located in Cleveland County. A portion of Cliffside extends into Rutherford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).

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

  • Cleveland County     (The home county of Cliffside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Boiling Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mooresboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
    • Lattimore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
      • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
    • Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
    • Brittain Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
    • New House
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Cleveland County
    • Kingstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
      • Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Earl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
    • Campcall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campcall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
      • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Brindletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
      • Brindletown is located in Burke County
    • Camp Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
    • Ramsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Burke County
    • Shoups Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shoups Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
      • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
    • Rollins ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Burke County
    • Enola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Enola is located in Burke County
  • Catawba County
    • Cooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Dellview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Gaston County
    • Cherryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tryon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Gaston County
    • Bessemer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
      • North Brook is located in Lincoln County
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulls Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
    • Laurel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Crouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
    • Henry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
    • Vale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
    • Vein Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vein Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
      • Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
    • Patten
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
      • Patten is located in McDowell County
    • Glenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
    • Sugar Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
      • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Mill Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <1>
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Polk County
    • Tryon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
    • Six Points
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County
    • Caroleen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
    • Sandy Mush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
    • Harris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County
    • Ellenboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <1>
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
    • Alexander Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
    • Holly Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Forest City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bostic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
      • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <1>
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
    • Bakersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
      • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Chesnee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
      • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <1>
    • Macedonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • East Gaffney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Gaffney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
      • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <1>
    • Blacksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville County (SC)
    • Gowensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
      • Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Spartanburg County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Mayo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowpens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
    • Fingerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Converse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Boiling Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Valley Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Drayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Glendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pacolet Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Southern Shops
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kelly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Union County (SC)
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffside, with the one closest to Cliffside listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Cliffside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliffside.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scruggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48702 <5>
  • Cliffside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watkins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518657 <5>
  • Ruppe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruppe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruppe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCraw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCraw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCraw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jolley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goode Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Providence UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<6> to the east of Henrietta.
      • The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Providence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48508 <5>
    • State Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Suck Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suck Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Cliffside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliffside.

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

  • Byersville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Cleveland County
  • Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
  • Boiling Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nicholsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County
  • Ellenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <1>
  • Lattimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
    • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Forest City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Bostic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <1>
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
  • Sandy Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
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    • Washburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
    • New House
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
    • Earl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people

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

Newspapers Published in Cliffside ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliffside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliffside, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliffside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cliffside:

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cliffside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cliffside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2382, Longitude: -81.7698       In this case, the coordinates for Cliffside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Cliffside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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