Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Clifton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clifton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Clifton is historic, it would have been located within present day Weston County.
To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Weston County: Custer (SD), Lawrence (SD), Pennington (SD), Campbell, Converse, Crook & Niobrara.
Below are the counties that are near Clifton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifton:
- Weston County (The home county of Clifton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Spencer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hill View Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View Heights
- Hill View Heights is located in Weston County
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
- Cambria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <4>
- Custer County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
- Fourmile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Sanator
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Pringle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
- Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <4>
- Fall River County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Fall River County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>
- Erskine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifton, see our County-by-County Page for Clifton.
Cemeteries Near Clifton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84038 <5>
- Cambria Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84004 <5>
- Pringle Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Freel Gravesite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freel Gravesite
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319412 <5>
- Custer Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Edgemont Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96948 <5>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Clifton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Spencer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Cambria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Minnekahta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnekahta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnekahta
- Minnekahta is located in Fall River County (SD)
- Pringle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
- Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <4>
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Fall River County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>
- Oreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifton.
Newspapers Published in Clifton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clifton:
- Websites specific to Wyoming
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Wyoming State Archives
- Pages specific to Weston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Custer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fall River County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Custer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wyoming
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cemeteries of Weston County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wyoming
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clifton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6408, Longitude: -104.0944 In this case, the coordinates for Clifton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |