Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Tunica County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Clayton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Clayton: (662)

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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

• Helena - West Helena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Jonestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Crenshaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Sledge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Coahoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Lula
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <4>
• Lexa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1886.

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 Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/