| Official Name: | Mount Clifton, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shenandoah |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.036 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.9842002 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0517998 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 110 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8186°N -78.7631°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-04928[1] |
Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 decennial census the village was noted as having 110 residents with 6 being Native American or Alaska Native, 1 being Asian, 0 Black or African American individuals, 7 of Hispanic or Latino descent, 0 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, 4 of Some Other Race, 8 of Two or More Races, and 91 White. It was also noted as having 54 housing units, 3 of which are noted as being vacant.
Mt. Clifton most likely got its name from its imposing position overlooking Mill Creek. It was founded sometime in the middle of the 19th century by George Hammon and his sons. They built and operated a store, flour mill, saw mill, and blacksmith shop in the area.
Soon after the Hammon’s arrival the Howard’s Lick Turnpike, the major road from Mt. Jackson to Orkney Springs and West Virginia, opened. A toll house was constructed in Mt. Clifton and the community became a rest stop for the many visitors traveling to resorts in Orkney Springs or West Virginia.
Like in other small communities in the area, commercial, social, educational, and spiritual institutions emerged. These include:
Today, the commercial activities of the community have ceased long ago. The Mt. Clifton Post Office ceased operations in 1900. Both the mill and school shut down in the mid-1940s, followed by the closure of the last remaining store a few decades later.
The church closed in 2020 and most of the structures that once surrounded it are abandoned or demolished.[2]