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Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Obion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Clayton is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clayton: 731

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), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Clayton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.obioncountytennessee.com/

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

Communities near Clayton ...

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

  • Union City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tiptonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Madrid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hickman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <3>
  • Ridgely
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
  • New Markham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>

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 (so far) for Clayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1874. The Clayton post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Obion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clayton - 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/