Cliffside is an

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and

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(CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County,

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, United States. Its population was 611 as of the 2010 census. Cliffside has a

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with ZIP code 28024. U.S. Route 221 Alternate and North Carolina Highway 120 pass through the community.

Demographics

History

Cliffside was founded by Raleigh Rutherford (R.R.) Haynes, who established a

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there on the Second Broad River. High Shoals, a former community in this vicinity, was a post office as early as 1828. Cliffside Public School was added to the

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in 1998.

References

External links

Films of Cliffside, NC, by H. Lee Waters, 1937 and 1940.
Census-designated places in North Carolina Census-designated places in Rutherford County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Rutherford County, North Carolina {{RutherfordCountyNC-geo-stub