Welcome to Clay Point ...

Clay Point is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Clay Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Clay Point: Clay Pt.

Clay Point is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clay Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clay Point is located in the (605) area code.

Communities near Clay Point ...

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

• Vermillion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
  • Vermillion is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <4>
• Beresford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <4>
• Elk Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
  • Elk Point is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
• Akron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Alcester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <4>
• Irene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
• Gayville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <4>
• Newcastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Dixon County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
• Wakonda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
  • Wakonda is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <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 Clay Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clay Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay Point ...

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

Adding Clay Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clay Point 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 Clay Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clay Point post office opened in 1879.

We also found Clay Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/