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Nearest Communities to Clifton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Clifton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Clifton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Clifton.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Clifton is located in Pierce County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: Benson, Bottineau, McHenry, Rolette, Sheridan, Towner & Wells.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 33 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clifton. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Pierce County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Clifton (which is Pierce County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Clifton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pierce County   (where Clifton resides)
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Rugby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Selz
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
        • Selz is located in Pierce County
      • Aylmer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylmer
        • Aylmer is located in Pierce County
      • Orrin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Balta
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
        • Balta is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balta <4>
      • Silva
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
        • Silva is located in Pierce County
  • Benson County
    • County Seat for Benson:   Minnewaukan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Esmond
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
        • Esmond is located in Benson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <4>
      • Hesper
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
        • Hesper is located in Benson County
      • Isabel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fillmore
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
        • Fillmore is located in Benson County
      • Maddock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
        • Maddock is located in Benson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <4>
      • Baker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Benson County
      • Flora
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
        • Flora is located in Benson County
      • Harlow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
        • Harlow is located in Benson County
  • McHenry County
    • County Seat for McHenry:   Towner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Anamoose
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
        • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <4>
      • Funston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
        • Funston is located in McHenry County
      • Drake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
        • Drake is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <4>
      • Guthrie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
        • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
      • Kief
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rangeley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeley
        • Rangeley is located in McHenry County
      • Balfour
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balfour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
        • Balfour is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balfour <4>
      • Karlsruhe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlsruhe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlsruhe
        • Karlsruhe is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlsruhe <4>
  • McLean County
  • Sheridan County
    • County Seat for Sheridan:   McClusky
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Martin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Martin is located in Sheridan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
      • Lincoln Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley
        • Lincoln Valley is located in Sheridan County
      • Goodrich
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
        • Goodrich is located in Sheridan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
      • Denhoff
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wells County
    • County Seat for Wells:   Fessenden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Harvey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
        • Harvey is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
      • Wellsburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
        • Wellsburg is located in Wells County
      • Manfred
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manfred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
        • Manfred is located in Wells County
      • Heimdal
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heimdal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimdal
        • Heimdal is located in Wells County
      • Hamberg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
        • Hamberg is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
      • Fessenden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
        • Fessenden is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <4>
      • Hurdsfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
        • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clifton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clifton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8911, Longitude: -100.0343       In this case, the coordinates for Clifton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<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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