Welcome to Clifton ...

So far, we found very little information about Clifton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clifton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clifton, please Contact Us.

Clifton would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Clifton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Clifton, 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 where Clifton was located: 435

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Clifton: This one is located in Garfield County and the other is located in Tooele County.

Beyond Utah, there are 82 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), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), 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.

• Tropic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
  • Tropic is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tropic <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tropic
  • From Clifton to Tropic
• Henrieville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrieville
  • Henrieville is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrieville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henrieville
  • From Clifton to Henrieville
• Bryce Canyon City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon City
  • Bryce Canyon City is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryce Canyon City
  • From Clifton to Bryce Canyon City
• Loseeville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loseeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
  • Loseeville is located in Garfield County
  • Loseeville has also been known as:
  • Losee
  • New Clifton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loseeville
  • From Clifton to Loseeville
• Bryce Canyon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon
  • Bryce Canyon is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryce Canyon
  • From Clifton to Bryce Canyon
• Widtsoe Junction ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widtsoe Junction
  • Widtsoe Junction is located in Garfield County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Widtsoe Junction
  • From Clifton to Widtsoe Junction
• Widtsoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widtsoe
  • Widtsoe is located in Garfield County
  • Former names for Widtsoe:
  • Adairville
  • Houston
  • Winder
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Widtsoe
  • From Clifton to Widtsoe
• Hatch
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
  • Hatch is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <3>
• Hillsdale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsdale
  • From Clifton to Hillsdale
• Paria ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paria
  • Paria is located in Kane County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paria
  • From Clifton to Paria

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/