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Welcome to Clopton ...

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

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

Clopton would have been located within present day Putnam County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clopton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clopton is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Clopton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Clopton was located: 478

Communities Also Named Clopton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Clopton - they are located in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Clopton ...

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

  • Milledgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eatonton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • The Colony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
  • Morton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Oconee Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Shady Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhead ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Calvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people

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

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

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

Adding Clopton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clopton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clopton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clopton post office opened in 1880. The Clopton post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clopton.

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 Clopton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clopton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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