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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clayton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clayton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clayton is located in Fairfield County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Clayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayton:

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Clayton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Blair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Woodward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rock Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Mitford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Blackstock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Gayle Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Cabal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
    • Lowrys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Richburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Chester County
    • Great Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Renno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Kinards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Joanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tylersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Chapin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Irmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Glymphville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Whitmire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pomaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Peak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Prosperity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Slighs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • White Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ballentine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
  • Spartanburg County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • Tuckertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sartor Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockhart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Bonham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Colerain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Jonesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
    • McConnells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Blairsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Blairsville is located in York County
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayton, see our County-by-County Page for Clayton.

Newspapers Published in Clayton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clayton:

Cemeteries Near Clayton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • McConnell Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton - Shivar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
  • Weeping Mary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeping Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeping Mary Cemetery
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
  • Feaster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feaster Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Charles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cemetery
  • Cool Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Branch Cemetery
  • Seekwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seekwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seekwell Cemetery
  • Kellys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellys Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castles - Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
    • James Ashford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Ashford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Ashford Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Clayton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clayton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • Shelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
    • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
  • Herbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Lylesford ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lylesford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
    • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
  • Feasterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feasterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
    • Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
  • Maybinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
    • Maybinton is located in Newberry County
  • Blair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glymphville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
  • Strother
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strother have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
    • Strother is located in Fairfield County
  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ada ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Union County
  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Union County
  • Goshen Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
    • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Reuben ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
      • Reuben is located in Newberry County
    • Walton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Newberry County
    • Dawkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
      • Dawkins is located in Fairfield County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.

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 State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4879, Longitude: -81.4190       In this case, the coordinates for Clayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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