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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Placer County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).

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:

  • Placer County     (The home county of Clayton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Sheridan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Penryn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newcastle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rocklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Roseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Cool
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pilot Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Marina Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Summit Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Waterford Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Highland Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Oak Tree Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Penn Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Alta Sierra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Lake Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Rough and Ready
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bitney Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Chicago Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Cedar Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Union Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Antelope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sabre City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Citrus Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • North Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elverta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangevale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Represa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Rio Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Fair Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Bogue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Robbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Yuba City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tierra Buena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Broderick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Olivehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alicia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Binney Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Clayton - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Camp Far West Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Far West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Far West Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Wheatland.
    • The Camp Far West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cantonment Far West Cemetery
    • Far West Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255638 <3>
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Old Auburn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nicolaus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <3>

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.<4>

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.

  • Lincoln
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Penryn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ophir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Antelope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wolf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolf is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Nicolas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 45 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. 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 helpful websites 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.