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Welcome to Claysville ...

Claysville is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claysville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Claysville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Claysville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Claysville: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Claysville ...

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

Beyond Missouri, there are 12 communities that are also named Claysville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claysville.

Communities near Claysville ...

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

  • Jefferson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson City is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
    • Jefferson City has also been known as:
    • Jeff City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
  • Holts Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • California
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wardsville is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Saint Martins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Taos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taos is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Russellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Claysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claysville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claysville. 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 Claysville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Claysville. See our Newspapers Page for Claysville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claysville ...

Looking for more information about Claysville? 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 Claysville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Claysville.

Adding Claysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claysville 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 Claysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Claysville post office opened in 1850. The Claysville post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claysville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Claysville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Claysville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/