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Clayton

Ghost town · Union County, Louisiana

Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clayton is a ghost town in Union County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clayton as a historical populated place on the Shiloh topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.8635° N, 92.5449° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShiloh
Elevation162 ft
Nearest living townSpearsville, LA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID548701
Coordinates32.86347, -92.54487

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What's there now

Clayton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spearsville, LA (population 165), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 162 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Clayton?

Clayton is in Union County, Louisiana, at 32.8635, -92.5449.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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