A history of Clifton,
since 1840
Postcards, papers and photographs of Clifton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗As early as 1827, the area was referred to as Patterson's Mills. Clifton was platted in 1840, and named for the nearby cliffs on the Little Miami River. A post office called Clifton has been in operation since 1832.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Clifton’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFMIB 33192 Clifton, Ohio; Frame D…, 1874: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Clifton
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Clifton, decade by decade
CommonsSamuel Hills Taft House, 3329 Morrison Avenue, Clifton, Ohi…1922
CommonsSamuel Hills Taft House, 3329 Morrison Avenue, Clifton, Ohi…1922
CommonsSamuel Hills Taft house, 3329 Morrison Avenue, Clifton, Ohi…1922
LOCSamuel Hills Taft House, 3329 Morrison Avenue1922
LOCSamuel Hills Taft House, 3329 Morrison Avenue1922
LOCSamuel Hills Taft house, 3329 Morrison Avenue19221990s
Nothing in Clifton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clifton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Benjamin Whiteman House in Miami, 0.5 miles away.
Clifton and the nearest listed places
Closest to Clifton
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as FMIB 33192 Clifton, Ohio; Frame Dam (1874) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.