Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Clayton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Clayton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Clayton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Clayton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Clayton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Clayton was listed as Clayton Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Clayton was listed as Clayton Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Clayton was listed as Clayton Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Clayton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Clayton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Clayton. See our Misc Page for Clayton for more information.