Clifton Mills, West Virginia

Clifton Mills
Unincorporated community
Clifton Mills is located in West Virginia
Clifton Mills
Clifton Mills
Location within the state of West Virginia
Clifton Mills is located in the United States
Clifton Mills
Clifton Mills
Clifton Mills (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°41′49″N 79°37′4″W / 39.69694°N 79.61778°W / 39.69694; -79.61778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation
[1]
1,545 ft (471 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1537408[1]

Clifton Mills is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. A post office was opened in Clifton Mills in 1881 and operated until being discontinued on November 22, 1963.

The community was named for cliffs near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifton Mills, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 176.


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