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History · White Cliffs

Half of White Cliffs’ homes were built after 2003

Most of White Cliffs was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about White Cliffs’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of White Cliffs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

White Cliffs, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of White Cliffs yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

White Cliffs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 371.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to White Cliffs

Nobody well known was born in White Cliffs itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Carolyn S. ShoemakerAmerican astronomer, researcher and university … · b. 1929
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Tony GenaroAmerican actor · b. 1941
Hiroshi MiyamuraUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925
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Sydney FreelandAmerican film director · b. 1980
Raven ChaconNavajo composer and artist · b. 1977
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Evon Z. VogtAmerican anthropologist · b. 1918

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →