Clifton City, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the US state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

Clifton City

Unincorporated community

Clifton City

Coordinates: 38°45′53″N 93°02′29″W﻿ / ﻿38.76472°N 93.04139°W﻿ / 38.76472; -93.04139
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Cooper County
Township| Otterville Township
Elevation

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| 771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code|

65348

GNIS feature ID| 0739984[1]

Clifton City is an unincorporated community in southwestern Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on Missouri Route 135 and Missouri Route BB. The nearest town is Otterville approximately five miles to the south. It is also 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Sedalia. The Lamine River flows past one half mile east of the town. The Cooper - Pettis county boundary lies three-quarters of a mile west of the location. The Katy Trail State Park passes the south edge of the community.[2]

## History

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Clifton City was originally called Cranmer's Mill, and under the latter name was settled in the early 1830s.[3] A post office called Clifton City was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1959.[4] The present name most likely is after Clifton R. Woods, an early settler.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifton City, Missouri
2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 36, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 280.
4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
5. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* Travel Post on the town

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Municipalities and communities of Cooper County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Boonville

Cities|

* Blackwater
* Boonville
* Bunceton
* Otterville
* Pilot Grove
* Prairie Home

Map of Missouri highlighting Cooper County

Villages|

* Windsor Place
* Wooldridge

Townships|

* Blackwater
* Boonville
* Clark Fork
* Clear Creek
* Kelly
* Lamine
* Lebanon
* North Moniteau
* Otterville
* Palestine
* Pilot Grove
* Prairie Home
* Saline
* South Moniteau

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bellair
* Billingsville
* Byberry
* Chouteau Springs
* Clarks Fork
* Clifton City
* Harriston
* Lamine
* Lone Elm
* New Lebanon
* Overton
* Pisgah
* Pleasant Green
* Speed

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