Welcome to Clayton ...

The city of Clayton is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clayton has a population of 8 people<2> (see below for details).

Clayton is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clayton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Clayton: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Clayton: 83227<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clayton had an population of 8 people. This is an increase of 14.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 70.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clayton had a population of 7 people. This makes Clayton the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7 people, the population of Clayton decreased 74.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 27 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clayton.

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, 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, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clayton ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Clayton.

• Challis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challis
  • Challis is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challis <7>
• Bayhorse ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
  • Bayhorse is located in Custer County
• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Custer County
• Custer ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Custer County
• Garden City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Custer County
• Dickey
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dickey is located in Custer County
• Stanley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <7>
• Boulder ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Blaine County
  • Boulder has also been known as:
  • Boulder Basin
• Galena
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Blaine County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clayton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

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 Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/