Welcome to Clayburg ...

Clayburg is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Clayburg is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clayburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clayburg is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Communities near Clayburg ...

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

• Dannemora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannemora
  • Dannemora is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannemora <4>
• Village of Keeseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
  • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
• Keeseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
  • Keeseville is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <4>
• Moffitsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
• Standish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Clinton County
• Lyon Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <4>
• Black Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
• Merrillsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
• Au Sable Forks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Forks
  • Au Sable Forks is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Sable Forks <4>
• Thomasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Clinton County

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 Clayburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clayburg. 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 Clayburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayburg ...

Looking for more information about Clayburg? 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 Clayburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clayburg.

Adding Clayburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clayburg 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 Clayburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/