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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clayton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clayton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clayton is located in Lenawee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).

Below are the counties that are near Clayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayton:

  • Lenawee County     (The home county of Clayton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Canandaigua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
    • Rollin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
    • Hudson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Seneca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Lenawee County
    • Sand Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • North Morenci
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
      • North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendly Village of Adrian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
      • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
    • Weston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
  • Hillsdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Locust Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
      • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Prattville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Lickly Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
      • Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
    • Pittsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
      • Pittsford is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <2>
    • Waldron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Somerset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerset Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
      • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
    • Osseo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Shadyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
      • Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jerome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
    • North Adams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Ransom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
    • Clarklake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarklake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarklake
      • Clarklake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarklake <2>
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Jackson County
    • Napoleon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
    • Norvell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • South Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
      • South Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Hanover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Fishville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Jackson County
    • Vandercook Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
      • Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Horton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
      • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <2>
    • Grass Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <2>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berringer Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
      • Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Petersburg Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
      • Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
    • Cone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
    • Dundee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Sharon Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Rowes Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
    • Bridgewater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
  • Fulton County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Ritters ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Denson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
      • Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Powers ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Powers has also been known as:
      • Powers Station
    • Fayette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Inlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Oakshade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
      • Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Thelma ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Advance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
      • Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Lucas County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Berkey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
      • Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Sharples
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
      • Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Centennial ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centennial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <2>
    • Fort Industry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
      • Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
  • Williams County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Alvordton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kunkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Pioneer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <2>
    • West Unity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jim Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Stryker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
      • Stryker is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <2>
    • Ainger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
      • Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Montpelier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
    • Northwest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Cooney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
      • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayton, see our County-by-County Page for Clayton.

Cemeteries Near Clayton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • South Dover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Dover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dover Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Medina Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canandaigua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canandaigua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canandaigua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rollin Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollin Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollin Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Rome Cemetery
    • East Rome Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #429 <4>
  • West Rome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Rome Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of Adrian.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1945 <4>
  • Rollin Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollin Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollin Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morehouse Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehouse Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehouse Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (397 more) ...
    • Fitts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sacred Heart Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clayton had a population of 678 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clayton had a population of 328 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • Cadmus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadmus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
    • Cadmus is located in Lenawee County
  • Medina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Lenawee County
  • Canandaigua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
  • Rollin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
    • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
  • Hudson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Lenawee County
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Lenawee County
  • North Morenci
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
    • North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Sand Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
    • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Manitou Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Lenawee County
  • Devils Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
    • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Morenci
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.

Newspapers Published in Clayton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clayton:

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 Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8651, Longitude: -84.2356       In this case, the coordinates for Clayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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