Cliff Missouri Map

About Cliff, Missouri

Cliff is a locality in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 40. Cliff is located at 37.1687°N, 89.7884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63744.

Cliff exhales a quiet, sun-baked stillness, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 17.6 miles west-south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 238°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Chaffee. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent Missouri sun, give way to the rich, dark soil that defines this corner of Cape Girardeau County. Here, the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the distant murmur of cicadas in the summer heat. The terrain, a gentle cradle of earth, suggests a history of patient cultivation, of hands that have worked this ground for generations, leaving their indelible mark. Even the shadows, stretching long and languid in the late afternoon, seem to have a settled, unhurried quality, as if they too have learned the enduring rhythm of this place. The lifeblood of Cliff has long been tied to the fertile earth, its economy a testament to the agricultural bounty of the region. Generations have tilled these fields, coaxing sustenance from the loamy soil, a tradition that continues to shape the character of Cliff. The echoes of past endeavors, perhaps the hum of machinery from a long-gone mill or the creak of wagons laden with harvest, can almost be felt in the quiet air. While modernity has brought its own currents, the heart of Cliff remains rooted in the land, a place where the cycles of nature still dictate the pace of days, a quiet strength drawn from the earth itself.

About This Cliff Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cliff, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.168663, -89.788425. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cliff and Cape Girardeau County.

Detailed location data for Cliff includes the ZIP code (63740), telephone area code (816), county seat of Cape Girardeau County (Jackson), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cliff is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.