Welcome to Claysville ...

Claysville is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Claysville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Claysville (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Claysville: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Claysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Claysville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Claysville ...

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

• Albertville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <5>
• Boaz
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
• Guntersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
• Arab
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
  • Arab is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
• New Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
• Crossville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Sardis City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
  • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
• Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
• Geraldine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claysville ...

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

Adding Claysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claysville 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 Claysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Claysville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Claysville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/