Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Converse County<1>.

Clayton is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clayton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clayton: 307

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, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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.

• Douglas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Converse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Glenrock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
  • Glenrock is located in Converse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrock <3>
• Rolling Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Hills is located in Converse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Boxelder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
  • Boxelder is located in Converse County
• Meadow Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Acres
  • Meadow Acres is located in Natrona County
• Brookhurst
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
  • Brookhurst is located in Natrona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhurst <3>
• Evansville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
• Allendale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Natrona County
• Casper
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
  • Casper is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casper <3>
• Bar Nunn
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Nunn
  • Bar Nunn is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Nunn <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 for Clayton was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

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.

The official website for Converse County: www.conversecounty.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/