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Welcome to Claytonia ...

Claytonia is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claytonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Claytonia is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Claytonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Claytonia - they are located in Colorado and Idaho.

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

Communities near Claytonia ...

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

  • New Castle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ellwood City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Zelienople
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Slippery Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saxonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellport is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Chicora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claytonia ...

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

Adding Claytonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claytonia 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 Claytonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Claytonia post office opened in 1897. The Claytonia post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claytonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claytonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/