Welcome to Clayton ...The village of Clayton is located in Adams County<1>. The pronunciation of Clayton: KLAY-tuhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Clayton has a population of 672 people<3> (see below for details). Clayton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Clayton: 217 & 447<5> The ZIP code for Clayton: 62324<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clayton had an population of 672 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.66% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Clayton had a population of 709 people. This makes Clayton the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 709 people, the population of Clayton decreased 21.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 904 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Clayton. Communities Also Named Clayton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Clayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clayton. Communities near Clayton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clayton.
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 Clayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clayton. 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 Clayton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton. See our Newspapers Page for Clayton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayton ...Looking for more information about Clayton? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Clayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clayton. Adding Clayton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Clayton 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 (so far) for Clayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton. Footnotes ...
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