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Nearest Communities to Clayton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Clayton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Clayton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest 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 north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Clayton is located in Jefferson County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 142 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clayton. Of these communities, 22 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Clayton (which is Jefferson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Clayton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Jefferson County   (where Clayton resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Jefferson County, we have limited the list to those within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Clayton (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Watertown
    • Note: Lake Ontario lies to the southwest and the Canadian Province of Ontario to the west, with the Saint Lawerance River as the boundary
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Lower Town Landing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
      • Frontenac
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Town Landing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Upper Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town Landing
      • Grenell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton Center
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Clayton Center is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Fishers Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Murray Isle
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Thousand Island Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grindstone
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
      • Omar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Grandview Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Grandview Park is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Park
      • Fineview
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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        • Saint Lawrence
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Lawrence is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
        • Collins Landing
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Collins Landing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Landing
        • Moore Landing
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
        • Depauville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • La Fargeville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pinehurst Resort
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pinehurst Resort is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Resort
        • Saint Lawrence Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Lawrence Park is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence Park
        • Point Vivian
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Point Vivian is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Vivian
        • Warren
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Warren is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Orleans Four Corners
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Millen Bay
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Millen Bay is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen Bay
        • Sunnybank
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunnybank is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
        • Alexandria Bay
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Edgewood Park
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Edgewood Park is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Park
        • Godfreys Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Godfreys Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfreys Corner
        • Reynolds Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Reynolds Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Corner
        • Stone Mills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
        • Plessis
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Stroughs Crossing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Stroughs Crossing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroughs Crossing
        • Alexandria Center
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Alexandria Center is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Center
        • Westminster Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Westminster Park is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Park
        • Chaumont
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Perch River
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
        • Rosiere
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosiere is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
        • Browns Corners
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Three Mile Bay
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Douglas Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Douglas Crossing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossing
        • Noseville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Noseville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noseville
        • Herrick Grove
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Herrick Grove is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick Grove
        • Redwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Theresa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Goose Bay
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
        • Limerick
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cape Vincent
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Rivergate
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Rivergate is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergate
        • Dexter
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Dutch Settlement
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Dutch Settlement is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
        • Bayview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Bayview is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
        • Bean Hill Crossing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Bean Hill Crossing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Hill Crossing
        • Adams Cove
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Brownville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Bartletts Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Bartletts Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartletts Corner
        • Glen Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
        • Paddy Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Point Peninsula
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Evans Mills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Hounsfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
        • Pillar Point
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Calcium
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Sanfords Four Corners
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Sanfords Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanfords Four Corners
        • Bentleys Corners
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Bentleys Corners is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleys Corners
        • Halls Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
        • Philadelphia
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Baggs Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Baggs Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggs Corner
        • Jewettville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Jewettville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
        • Watertown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Alverson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Boultons Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Camps Mills
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Camps Mills is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Mills
        • Fields Settlement
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
        • Sackets Harbor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Sulphur Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
        • Black River
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Felts Mills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Huntingtonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Huntingtonville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtonville
        • Sterlingville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Watertown Center
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Watertown Center is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Center
        • Rices
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Rices is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices
        • Doolins Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Doolins Crossing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolins Crossing
        • East Watertown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
        • Great Bend
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Antwerp
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Oxbow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Burrs Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Burrs Mills is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrs Mills
        • Reedville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Reedville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
        • Rutland Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Rutland Center is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Center
        • Dillen
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Dillen is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillen
        • North Adams
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • North Adams is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
        • Smithville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Smithville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • Deferiet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hubbard Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hubbard Crossing is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Crossing
        • Babbitt Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Babbitt Corner is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt Corner
        • Herrings
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
          • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
        • North Wilna
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
        • Woods Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Woods Mill is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Mill
        • Adams Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Green Settlement
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
        • Henderson Harbor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Honeyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
        • Lyon Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Spragueville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
        • Butterville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Butterville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
        • Henderson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hungerford Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Hungerford Corners is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Corners
        • Rodman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Zoar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Zoar is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
        • Champion
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Champion is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
        • East Rodman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Tylersville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tylersville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • County Website:   https://www.stlawco.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Lawrence:   Canton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the northwest, with the Saint Lawerance River as the boundary
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clayton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
      • Schermerhorn Landing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakvale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Oakvale is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
      • South Hammond
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hammond
      • Chippewa Bay
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelson Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Nelson Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corner
      • Rossie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Hammond
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
      • North Hammond
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wegatchie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Point
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Point is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Keenes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Keenes is located in Saint Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenes
      • Somerville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Black Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Black Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
        • Brasie Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
        • Elmdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Pikes Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pikes Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Corner
        • Cedars
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
        • Ruby Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ruby Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Corner
        • Little Bow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Little Bow is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bow
        • Natural Dam
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
        • Brier Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pope Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.