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Welcome to Cliftonville ...

Although we found mention of Cliftonville during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Cliftonville was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Cliftonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cliftonville, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliftonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cliftonville is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Cliftonville might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Cliftonville would be found within the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Cliftonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cliftonville - they are located in Florida and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Cliftonville ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Spring Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pinetops
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliftonville ...

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

Adding Cliftonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliftonville 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 Cliftonville was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliftonville.

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Cliftonville and then turned west". While Cliftonville could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Cliftonville as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cliftonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliftonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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