Clayton, Minnesota
Ghost town in Minnesota, United States
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.
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Municipalities and communities of Faribault County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Blue Earth
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Kiester
- Minnesota Lake‡
- Walters
- Wells
- Winnebago
communities
- Clayton
- Homedahl
- Walnut Lake
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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43°34′50″N 93°50′18″W / 43.58056°N 93.83833°W / 43.58056; -93.83833
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