Clifton City is an unincorporated community in southwestern Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on Missouri Route 135 and Missouri Route BB. The nearest town is Otterville approximately five miles to the south. It is also 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Sedalia. The Lamine River flows past one half mile east of the town. The Cooper - Pettis county boundary lies three-quarters of a mile west of the location. The Katy Trail State Park passes the south edge of the community.[2]
Clifton City | |
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  Clifton City | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′53″N 93°02′29″W / 38.76472°N 93.04139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cooper County |
| Township | Otterville Township |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| ZIP code | 65348 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0739984[1] |
History
editClifton City was originally called Cranmer's Mill, and under the latter name was settled in the early 1830s.[3] A post office called Clifton City was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1959.[4] The present name most likely is after Clifton R. Woods, an early settler.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifton City, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 36, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 280.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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