Welcome to Clay Village ...

Clay Village is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay Village, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Clay Village: Clay Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Clay Village is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clay Village: 502

Communities near Clay Village ...

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

• Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Shelbyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Simpsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <3>
• Eminence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
• Taylorsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Pleasureville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <3>
• Smithfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
• Waddy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddy
  • Waddy is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddy <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay Village ...

Looking for more information about Clay Village? 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 Clay Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clay Village.

Adding Clay Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clay Village 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 Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Clay Village post office opened in 1829.

We also found Clay Village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/