Welcome to Cliffside ...

Cliffside is primarily located in Cleveland County<1>. A portion of Cliffside extends into Rutherford County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliffside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Cliffside is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cliffside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cliffside: 828

Communities Also Named Cliffside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cliffside - they are located in British Columbia, California, Kentucky (3), New York, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Cliffside ...

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

• 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 <3>
• 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 <3>
• Forest City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
• Boiling Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
• Spindale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <3>
• Rutherfordton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <3>
• 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 <3>
• Blacksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <3>
• 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliffside ...

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

Adding Cliffside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliffside 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 Cliffside was on a map titled Road Map for North Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Cliffside in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliffside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/