Welcome to Clifford ...

Clifford is located in Oswego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Clifford is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clifford is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Clifford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Clifford - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clifford ...

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

• Oswego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Baldwinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• Phoenix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Central Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Hannibal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <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 Clifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifford ...

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

Adding Clifford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifford 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 Clifford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clifford post office opened in 1883.

We also found Clifford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/