Welcome to Clay Spur ...
Clay Spur is located in Weston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay Spur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.
Clay Spur is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clay Spur is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Clay Spur lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Clay Spur: 307
Communities Also Named Clay Spur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clay Spur - it's located in Colorado.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clay Spur.
Communities near Clay Spur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clay Spur.
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newcastle
- From Clay Spur to Newcastle
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upton
- From Clay Spur to Upton
- Cambria ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Weston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cambria
- From Clay Spur to Cambria
- Horton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Weston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Horton
- From Clay Spur to Horton
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Thornton is located in Weston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thornton
- From Clay Spur to Thornton
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Corners
- From Clay Spur to Four Corners
- Hill View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View Heights
- Hill View Heights is located in Weston County
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Crook County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Linden
- From Clay Spur to Linden
- Moskee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moskee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
- Moskee is located in Crook County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moskee
- From Clay Spur to Moskee
- Spencer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Weston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spencer
- From Clay Spur to Spencer
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 Spur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clay Spur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clay Spur. 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 Spur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay Spur. See our Newspapers Page for Clay Spur.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay Spur ...
Looking for more information about Clay Spur? 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 Spur, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clay Spur.
Adding Clay Spur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clay Spur 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 Clay Spur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Clay Spur post office opened in 1930.
We also found Clay Spur on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay Spur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clay Spur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Weston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clay Spur - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |