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Nearest Communities to Clayton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Clayton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Clayton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Clayton is located in Clayton County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 163 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clayton. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Clayton County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Clayton (which is Clayton County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Clayton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Clayton County   (where Clayton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Clayton:   Elkader
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Eckards
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Eckards is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
      • Garnavillo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ceres
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Ceres is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
      • McGregor
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Guttenberg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Marquette
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • McGregor Heights
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
      • West Yards
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • West Yards is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
      • Clayton Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Giard Station ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Giard Station is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
      • Giard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Giard is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
      • Beulah
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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        • Froelich
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Froelich is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
        • Osterdock
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Snefs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Snefs is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snefs
        • Farmersburg
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Valdora ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Valdora is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
        • Elkport
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Elkport is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Garber
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Motor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Motor is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
        • Saint Olaf
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Communia
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Communia is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
        • Elkader
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Millville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Turkey River
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Monona
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Watson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Fairview is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Updegraff
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Updegraff is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
        • Littleport
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mederville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Osborne
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Luana
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • North Buena Vista
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Wood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Gunder
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Hardin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ridley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridley is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
        • Volga
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Volga is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
        • Highland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Highland is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Saint Sebald
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
        • Strawberry Point
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Thomasville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Thomasville is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Millville Siding
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Millville Siding is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Siding
  • Allamakee County
    • County Website:   https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Allamakee:   Waukon
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Yellow River
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
      • Ion
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Waukon Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sixteen
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
      • Egan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Egan is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Volney
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harpers Ferry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Waterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Rossville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldergrove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
      • Maud
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Maud is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Postville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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        • Dalby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Thompson Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
        • Elon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lyndale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lyndale is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
        • Village Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
        • Ludlow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
        • Waukon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
    • County Website:   https://www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dubuque:   Dubuque
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Luxemburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Cameron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cameron is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Waupeton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Balltown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Balltown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • New Vienna
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
      • O'Neill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • O'Neill is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
      • Rickardsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • East Rickardsville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • East Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rickardsville
      • Sherrill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Bankston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Mekee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mekee is located in Dubuque County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mekee
        • Summit Village Dyersville Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Five Points
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Dubuque County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Dyersville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Budd
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Budd is located in Dubuque County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
        • Durango
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
  • Winneshiek County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Bridgeport
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie du Chien
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • White Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • White Corners is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
      • Wauzeka
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Charme
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
      • Eastman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
      • Boydtown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Steuben
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Barnum
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Barnum is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Easter Rock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
      • Petersburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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        • Plugtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Plugtown is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
        • Ferryville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Mount Sterling
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
        • Harmony Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Bagley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wyalusing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Brodtville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Brodtville is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodtville
      • Glen Haven
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patch Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Bloomington
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • North Andover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
      • Millville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Hope
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Beetown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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        • Flora Fountain
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Flora Fountain is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
        • Five Points
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Five Points is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Shady Dell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Shady Dell is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
        • Mount Ida
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Werley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Werley is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
        • Hurricane
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hurricane is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
        • Woodman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
        • Burton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Burton is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
        • McCartney
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • McCartney is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney
        • Lancaster
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Fennimore
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Stitzer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Buena Vista
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Buena Vista is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Potosi
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockville is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
        • Van Buren
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Van Buren is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
        • Lancaster Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
        • Boscobel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
        • British Hollow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • British Hollow is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
        • Tennyson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
        • Ellenboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Ellenboro is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
        • Homer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Homer is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Annaton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Preston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

<1>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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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