Abandoned Record
About Clifton
Clifton is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 30, about nine miles northwest of Westport on the south bank of the Columbia River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Clifton, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Clifton is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Clifton
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1941 Cathlamet sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Cathlamet sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Astoria sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Cathlamet sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Clifton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Clifton, Clatsop County, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5133126.
- USGS GNIS 1119023.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).