Welcome to Clays Prairie ...

Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County<1>.

The location of Clays Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clays Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Clays Prairie: Clays Pr.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Clays Prairie for more information about variations on the name of Clays Prairie.

Clays Prairie is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clays Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Clays Prairie is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Clays Prairie is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities near Clays Prairie ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Cayuga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Montezuma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clays Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Clays Prairie? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clays Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clays Prairie.

Adding Clays Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clays Prairie 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 Clays Prairie was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Clays Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clays Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov