Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Clayton is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clayton is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Clayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Clayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clayton ...

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

• Parkston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkston <4>
• Freeman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <4>
• Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Menno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
  • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <4>
• New Elm Springs Colony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
  • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
• Emery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <4>
• Bridgewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in McCook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Ethan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethan
  • Ethan is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethan <4>
• Wolf Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
• Kaylor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
  • Kaylor is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaylor <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 Clayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayton ...

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

Adding Clayton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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