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Welcome to Clifton Junction ...

Clifton Junction is located in Wayne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Clifton Junction: Clifton Jct. (or less commonly used: Clifton Jctn.)

Clifton Junction is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clifton Junction: 931

Communities near Clifton Junction ...

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

  • Johnson Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Savannah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Swift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Belle Meade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lutts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Collinwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifton Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.