Welcome to Clay City ...

The town of Clay City is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clay City has a population of 842 people<3> (see below for details).

Clay City is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Clay City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Clay City (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Clay City is within the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Clay City: 47841<5>

Websites for Clay City ...

Official Website: www.claytwp.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clay City had an population of 842 people. This is a decrease of 2.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay City had a population of 861 people. This makes Clay City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Clay City represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 333rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 861 people, the population of Clay City decreased 15.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,019 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clay City.

Communities Also Named Clay City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Clay City: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Spencer County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 6 communities that are also named Clay City - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Washington.

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

Communities near Clay City ...

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

• Brazil
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <6>
• Linton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <6>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Jasonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <6>
• Worthington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <6>
• Shelburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <6>
• Farmersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <6>
• Seelyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Dugger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clay City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay City ...

Looking for more information about Clay City? 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 Clay City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clay City.

Adding Clay City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clay City 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 Clay City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clay City post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clay City: www.claytwp.org/

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov