Clayton, Minnesota

Clayton was the name of a town in section 4 of Seely Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.

History

Clayton had a post office from 1860 until 1899. The town failed to develop as hoped, and the population dwindled and the buildings were moved to neighboring Bricelyn, until in 1977 only the cemetery remained.^[1]

Notes

^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 187. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

43°34′50″N 93°50′18″W / 43.58056°N 93.83833°W / 43.58056; -93.83833

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[Upham-1] Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 187. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Faribault County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Blue Earth
Cities	Blue Earth Bricelyn Delavan Easton Elmore Frost Kiester Minnesota Lake‡ Walters Wells Winnebago	Map of Minnesota highlighting Faribault County
Townships	Barber Blue Earth City Brush Creek Clark Delavan Dunbar Elmore Emerald Foster Jo Daviess Kiester Lura Minnesota Lake Pilot Grove Prescott Rome Seely Verona Walnut Lake Winnebago City
Unincorporated communities	Baroda Brush Creek Dell Guckeen Huntley Marna Pilot Grove
Ghost towns	Clayton Homedahl Walnut Lake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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