Welcome to Claypools ...

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

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

Claypools would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

The location of Claypools has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claypools, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Claypools is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Claypools was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Claypools would have been located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Claypools ...

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

• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Zanesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Heath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <5>
• Granville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Buckeye Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <5>
• Hebron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
• Crooksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <5>
• South Zanesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Dresden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>

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

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

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

Adding Claypools to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claypools in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Claypools was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Claypools on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claypools.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/