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 Weston County<2>.

The location of Clifton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clifton is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Clifton is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ 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

If Clifton still existed, it would have been in the (307) 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), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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.

• 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 <5>
• Dewey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
• Spencer ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Weston County
• 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
• Cambria ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Weston County
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>

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.

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifton 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 Clifton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clifton in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/