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History · Mount Clifton

Mount Clifton’s post office opened in 1850, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on.

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How Mount Clifton began

When was Mount Clifton founded?

1850

The Mount Clifton post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 110176 years
Founding year: the first Mount Clifton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mount Clifton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mount Clifton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19236 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1994. Watch Mount Clifton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Clifton’s history is told.

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On the map

Mount Clifton on the map, 1923 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mount Clifton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mount Clifton on the 1923 USGS mapMount Clifton on the 1947 USGS mapMount Clifton on the 1951 USGS mapMount Clifton on the 1966 USGS mapMount Clifton on the 1987 USGS mapMount Clifton on the 1994 USGS map1923Edinburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mount Clifton.

The story so far

Mount Clifton, in brief

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

Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 decennial census the village was noted as having 110 residents with 6 being Native American or Alaska Native, 1 being Asian, 0 Black or African American individuals, 7 of Hispanic or Latino descent, 0 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, 4 of Some Other Race, 8 of Two or More Races, and 91 White. It was also noted as having 54 housing units, 3 of which are noted as being vacant. Mt. Clifton most likely got its name from its imposing position overlooking Mill Creek. It was founded sometime in the middle of the 19th century by George Hammon and his sons. They built and operated a s…

Its first post office opened in 1850.

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

Timeline

Mount Clifton, 1850 to 1923

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Mount Clifton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1907Post officeThe Mount Clifton post office closes
  5. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Mount Clifton had its own post office from 1850 to 1907.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Mount Clifton’s history

What year was Mount Clifton founded?

The Mount Clifton post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.