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 Tooele County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clifton is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clifton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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 west from Clifton, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Clifton would have been located in the (435) area code.

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), 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 9 communities that are near Clifton.

• Canyon Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canyon Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Station
  • Canyon Station is located in Tooele County
• Gold Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Tooele County
• Ibapah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibapah
  • Ibapah is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ibapah <5>
• Callao
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callao have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Juab County
  • Callao has also been known as:
  • Willow Springs Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <5>
• Ferber Mining District ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferber Mining District. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferber Mining District
  • Ferber Mining District is located in Elko County (NV)
• Goshute
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshute
  • Goshute is located in Juab County
• Boyd Station ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Station
  • Boyd Station is located in Juab County
• Fish Springs ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
  • Fish Springs is located in Juab County
• Trout Creek
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Juab County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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