Welcome to Claysville ...

Claysville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Claysville has a population of 819 people<2> (see below for details).

Claysville is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Claysville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Claysville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Claysville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Claysville had an population of 819 people. This is a decrease of 1.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Claysville had a population of 829 people. This makes Claysville the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 829 people, the population of Claysville increased 14.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 724 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Claysville.

Communities Also Named Claysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Claysville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri (2), Ohio (2), 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.

• Wheeling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Bellaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Waynesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Follansbee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <4>
• Wellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Bentleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <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 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. Our list includes 5 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Claysville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Claysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Claysville post office opened in 1818.

We also found Claysville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/