THE CLIFTON FORGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Clifton Forge town has 3.02 square miles of land in Alleghany County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Clifton Forge and Alleghany County
Clifton Forge is associated with Alleghany County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Clifton Forge by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Clifton Forge, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points higher than the 0.7% recorded for Alleghany County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Clifton Forge town has 12.5 times the land area of nearby Cliftondale Park CDP (0.24 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

