Clayton, Minnesota

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] Notes

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

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County seat: Blue Earth

Cities	Blue Earth \| Bricelyn \| Delavan \| Easton \| Elmore \| Frost \| Kiester \| Minnesota Lake \| Walters \| Wells \| Winnebago

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

Ghost towns	Clayton \| Homedahl