Welcome to Clays Corner ...
Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Clays Corner: Clays Cor. (or less commonly used: Clays Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Clays Corner for more information about variations on the name of Clays Corner.
Clays Corner is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clays Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Clays Corner: 434
Communities Also Named Clays Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clays Corner - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clays Corner.
Communities near Clays Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clays Corner.
- Blackstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <4>
- Crewe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kenbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McKenney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burkeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
- Earls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Wilsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Amelia Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
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 Clays Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clays Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clays Corner. 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 Clays Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clays Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Clays Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clays Corner ...
Looking for more information about Clays Corner? 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 Clays Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clays Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nottoway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clays Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |