Welcome to Claybank ...

Claybank is located in Goodhue County<1>.

The location of Claybank has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claybank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Claybank is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Claybank lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Claybank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Claybank - they are located in Louisiana, Ohio and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claybank.

Communities near Claybank ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Claybank.

• Red Wing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <4>
• Lake City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Cannon Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
• Zumbrota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Oronoco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Wanamingo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo
  • Wanamingo is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanamingo <4>
• Mazeppa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazeppa <4>
• Bay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Zumbro Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Falls
  • Zumbro Falls is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbro Falls <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Claybank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claybank.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claybank. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claybank.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Claybank. See our Newspapers Page for Claybank.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claybank ...

Looking for more information about Claybank? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Claybank, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Claybank.

Adding Claybank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claybank in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Claybank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Claybank post office opened in 1890.

We also found Claybank in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claybank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claybank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/