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Welcome to Clay ...

So far, we found very little information about Clay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clay, please Contact Us.


Clay would have been located within present day Adair County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clay is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Clay was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Clay was located: 660

Communities Also Named Clay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Clay: This one is located in Adair County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 22 communities that are also named Clay - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, 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.

  • Kirksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • La Plata
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Edina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Queen City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Greentop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Novinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Downing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Downing is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Brashear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brashear is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hurdland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurdland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Novelty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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.

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 (so far) 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 1894. The Clay post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Clay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clay - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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