Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

Clayton is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Clayton: (803)

Websites for Clayton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clayton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Clayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Clayton: This one is located in Fairfield County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 48 communities that are also named Clayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clayton ...

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

• Newberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Whitmire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <4>
• Carlisle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Pomaria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Peak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
• Jenkinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <4>
• Blair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
• Tuckertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
  • Tuckertown is located in Union 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 Clayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayton ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/