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Welcome to Cliffield ...

Cliffield is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliffield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Cliffield is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cliffield is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cliffield: 276

Communities near Cliffield ...

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

  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saltville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Bradshaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pisgah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliffield ...

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

Adding Cliffield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliffield 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 (so far) for Cliffield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cliffield post office opened in 1912. The Cliffield post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliffield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cliffield - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/