Welcome to Clayton ...
Clayton is located in Berkshire County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Clayton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Clayton: (413)
Websites for Clayton ...
Junior League: www.jlbc.info/
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.
Communities near Clayton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clayton.
- Torrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
- 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.<5> 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Barkhamsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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) - Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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.<6>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clayton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |