Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Clayton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clayton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Clayton is located in Barbour County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barbour County: Bullock, Dale, Henry, Pike, Russell, Clay (GA), Quitman (GA) & Stewart (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Clayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayton:
- Barbour County (The home county of Clayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bakerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eufaula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Grove
- From Clayton to Pine Grove
- Smuteye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Three Notch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inverness
- From Clayton to Inverness
- Union Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- Roeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Clopton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Phillips Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Skipperville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Bertha
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ariton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mabson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Screamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shorterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Fort Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis is located in Macon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <3>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buckhorn
- From Clayton to Buckhorn
- Saco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saco
- From Clayton to Saco
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
- Pronto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pronto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pronto
- From Clayton to Pronto
- Brundidge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
- Brundidge is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <3>
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Linwood
- From Clayton to Linwood
- Tennille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rutherford
- From Clayton to Rutherford
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hurtsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jernigan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jernigan
- From Clayton to Jernigan
- Pittsview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
- Pittsview is located in Russell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <3>
- Hatchechubbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cottonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gaines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hatcher
- From Clayton to Hatcher
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayton, see our County-by-County Page for Clayton.
Cemeteries Near Clayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Clayton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Serene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Serene Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Serene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beauchamp Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauchamp Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauchamp Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Perkins - Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins - Evans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins - Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Scotch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clayton had a population of 997 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clayton had a population of 2,829 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Barbour County
- Mount Andrew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Andrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Andrew
- Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Oateston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oateston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
- Oateston is located in Barbour County
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Star Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill is located in Barbour County
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Barbour County
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Grove
- From Clayton to Pine Grove
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tullis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Tullis is located in Barbour County
- Perote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Josie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Hawkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Notch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.
Newspapers Published in Clayton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clayton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Quitman County
- Stewart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8784, Longitude: -85.4496 |