Cliffdale, Illinois facts for kids
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Cliffdale, Illinois
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 Cliffdale, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Cliffdale, Illinois
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 422563 |
Cliffdale is a small place in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It's known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes or buildings that doesn't have its own local government, like a town or city would. Instead, it's managed by the county.
Cliffdale is located in the western part of Illinois. You can find it along Illinois Route 100, a road that runs through the area. It's situated south of another community called Pearl. The land around Cliffdale is about 440 feet (134 meters) above sea level.
A Look at Cliffdale's Past
Cliffdale has a short but interesting history. It became a more official place in the late 1800s. This happened when a post office was opened there. A post office was very important back then. It helped people send and receive letters and packages. This made Cliffdale a central spot for people living nearby.
Having a post office often meant a community was growing. It showed that enough people lived there to need these services. However, the post office in Cliffdale eventually closed. This happened in 1914. After the post office closed, Cliffdale went back to being an unincorporated community. This means it no longer had the same level of official status it once did.
