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Welcome to Cliff ...

Cliff is located in southwest New Mexico.

Cliff is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Cliff is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cliff is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cliff lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cliff (for example, toward Clifton (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Cliff: 575

The ZIP code for Cliff: 88038<3>

Communities Also Named Cliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cliff - they are located in Colorado (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Cliff ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff ...

Looking for more information about Cliff? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cliff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cliff.

Adding Cliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliff 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 Cliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cliff post office opened in 1894.

We also found Cliff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cliff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cliff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/