Welcome to Clifton ...

Clifton is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Clifton is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clifton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Clifton: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clifton ...

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

• Shawnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
• Tecumseh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <5>
• Harrah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <5>
• McLoud
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
  • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <5>
• Bethel Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
  • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
• Chandler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <5>
• Prague
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Prague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prague <5>
• Luther
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <5>
• Davenport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Wellston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton ...

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

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/