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History · Cliffdell

1 of Cliffdell’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Edgar Rock Lodge. Most of Cliffdell was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Below: maps from 1971 on.

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5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cliffdell’s past

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

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The story so far

Cliffdell, in brief

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

Cliffdell is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately 23 miles west of Ellensburg. As of the 2020 census, Cliffdell had a population of 114. The community, located on SR 410 and the Naches River, was originally named Spring Flats. In 1920, it was renamed Cliffdell in honor of Cliff and Della Schott of Seattle. The Schotts were friends of homesteader Russell Davison, who developed much of the area for summer homes. Cliffdell was the site of a temporary army camp once used by Captain William O. Slaughter in 1855.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 104 to 114 (+10%).

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

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On the map

Cliffdell on the map, 1971 to 2000

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

Cliffdell on the 1971 USGS mapCliffdell on the 1987 USGS mapCliffdell on the 1992 USGS mapCliffdell on the 2000 USGS map1971Cliffdell sheet · 1:24,000

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

On the National Register

1 historic place in Cliffdell

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1996
Edgar Rock Lodge
Edgar Rock Lodge
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Vertical Log Cabin1
Edgar Rock LodgeVertical Log Cabin

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Cliffdell’s history

What is on the National Register in Cliffdell?

One place: the Edgar Rock Lodge (listed 1996).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.