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Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Clayton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clayton: 413

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, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, 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.

Websites for Clayton ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Clayton ...

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

  • Torrington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
  • Great Barrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Barkhamsted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
    • Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
  • Salisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • Sheffield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Hartland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clayton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 for Clayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clayton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/