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Welcome to Clay Springs ...

Clay Springs is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Clay Springs: Clay Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clay Spngs. or Clay Sprngs.)

Clay Springs is 6,300 feet [1,920 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Clay Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clay Springs lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Clay Springs: 928

The ZIP code for Clay Springs: 85923<3>

Communities Also Named Clay Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clay Springs - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Clay Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay Springs ...

Looking for more information about Clay Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clay Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clay Springs.

Adding Clay Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Clay Springs post office opened in 1917.

We also found Clay Springs on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay Springs.

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clay Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clay Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clay Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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