Clifton City, Missouri

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 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]

Clifton City
Unincorporated community
Clifton City
Coordinates: 38°45′53″N 93°02′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCooper County
TownshipOtterville Township
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code
65348
GNIS feature ID0739984[1]

History

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 setter.[5]

References
  1. 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 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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