Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Harford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Clayton is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Clayton: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

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), Massachusetts, 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.

• Baltimore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Aberdeen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Port Deposit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
  • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
• Delta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Fawn Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove
  • Fawn Grove is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fawn Grove <5>
• Betterton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
  • Betterton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <5>
• Abingdon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abingdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Harford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <5>

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.

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 1857.

We also found Clayton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/