Claytonia, Idaho

Claytonia, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Claytonia, Idaho
Claytonia, Idaho

Location within the state of Idaho

Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 116°49′59″W / 43.56750°N 116.83306°W / 43.56750; -116.83306Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 116°49′59″W / 43.56750°N 116.83306°W / 43.56750; -116.83306
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee
Elevation 2,254 ft (687 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 83639
Area code(s) 208
GNIS feature ID 396299[1]

Claytonia is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

The community is located less than 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Marsing and 13 mi (21 km) west of Nampa.[2] The Snake River flows east of the settlement.

History

Claytonia was named for an early resident.[3]

Irrigation was brought to the area in 1913, and settlement followed. Many stores were opened in the area, though only the store in Claytonia "stayed open for a decent amount of time".[3]

A post office operated in Claytonia from 1914 to 1918.[4]

Claytonia was a station along the "Homedale, Idaho" branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. The line is now abandoned.[5][6] The railway operated a gravel pit in Claytonia, with the gravel used for track construction.[6] The gravel pit was abandoned, and later reclaimed as a recreational area filled with ground and ditch water, and called Claytonia Pond. The pond is used as a fish habitat, and contains catfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Claytonia, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Claytonia, Idaho - Other Nearby Communities". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Demshar, Joe (July 10, 2013). "Owyhee at 150: Tracing the Evolution of Homedale, Marsing". State of Idaho.
  4. ↑ "Owyhee County ID Archives History". USGenWeb. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Union Pacific Railroad Timetables" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 16, 1937.
  6. 1 2 "Reuben Moser, Respondent, V. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Appellant". Casetext. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Claytonia Pond". Idaho Fish and Game. Retrieved April 22, 2017.


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