Clifton Mills, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°41′49″N 79°37′4″W / 39.69694°N 79.61778°W / 39.69694; -79.61778CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyPrestonElevation1,545 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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