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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Clayton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clayton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clayton, please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Clayton is historic, it would have been located within present day Los Angeles County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

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:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Clayton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • South El Monte
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Avocado Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avocado Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
      • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • El Monte
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
      • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <2>
    • Bassett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • City of Industry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Puente Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Puente Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Puente Valley
      • West Puente Valley is located in Los Angeles County
    • Whittier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • La Puente
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosemead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South San Gabriel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Gabriel
      • South San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
    • South Whittier
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
      • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hacienda Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • La Habra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <2>
    • Buena Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • La Palma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fullerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Placentia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamitos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Anaheim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorba Linda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Eastvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Corona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <2>
    • Norco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <2>
    • Mira Loma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Glen Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porphyry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Chino Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Los Serranos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
    • Montclair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <2>
    • Ontario
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
    • Upland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
    • San Antonio Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Racimo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Alta Loma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Guasti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County

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.

  • Rose Hills Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
    • The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Whittier Heights Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Savannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Live Oak Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • San Gabriel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.

While we didn't find Clayton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clayton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • El Monte
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <2>
  • Whittier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Savannah ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
    • Savannah is located in Los Angeles County
  • Los Nietos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Nietos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Nietos
    • Los Nietos is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Nietos <2>
  • East San Gabriel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East San Gabriel
    • East San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
  • Fulton Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Gabriel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monrovia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alhambra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shorb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorb
    • Shorb is located in Los Angeles County
  • Bandini
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Downey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <2>
    • Studebaker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Chapman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Los Angeles 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 151 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 11 miles [17.7 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 begin with 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:

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 34.0300, Longitude: -118.0259       In this case, the coordinates for Clayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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