Welcome to Clay ...

Clay is located in Jackson Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clay is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clay is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Clay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Clay - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clay ...

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

• Ruston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
  • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
• Grambling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
• Jonesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Arcadia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Choudrant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
  • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <4>
• Dubach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
  • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
• Simsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
• Chatham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Hodge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <4>
• North Hodge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay ...

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

Adding Clay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clay post office opened in 1901.

We also found Clay on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/