Welcome to Clifford ...
Clifford is primarily located in Lincoln County<1>. A portion of Clifford extends into Oneida County and Price County.
The location of Clifford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Clifford is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Clifford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Clifford: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Clifford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Clifford - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clifford.
Communities near Clifford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clifford.
- Tomahawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Rib Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Prentice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jersey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Harshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Hazelhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Kennan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Clifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clifford. 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 Clifford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifford. See our Newspapers Page for Clifford.
Adding Clifford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clifford 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 Clifford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Clifford post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clifford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clifford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |