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.

The 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.

• Buckhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Redrock
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
  • Redrock is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <4>
• Little Walnut Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Mule Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <4>
• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <4>
• Silver City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
• Pleasanton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
• Arenas Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
• Glenwood
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>

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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/