Welcome to Clayton ...

Clayton is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Clayton is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clayton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Clayton: (509)

The ZIP code for Clayton: 99110<3>

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, 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 10 communities that are near Clayton.

• Deer Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Springdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Loon Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
  • Loon Lake is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loon Lake <4>
• Grays Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
• Tumtum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
  • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
• Chattaroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
  • Chattaroy is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattaroy <4>
• Grays
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Grays is located in Stevens County
• Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Ford is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <4>
• Elk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <4>
• Kulzer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
  • Kulzer is located in Stevens 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 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.

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1894.

We also found Clayton on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (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 Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/