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Clayton

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Los Angeles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clayton is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clayton as a historical populated place on the El Monte 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 34.0300° N, 118.0259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEl Monte
Elevation259 ft
Nearest living townAvocado Heights, CA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1669842
Coordinates34.03001, -118.02590

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What's there now

Clayton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Avocado Heights, CA (population 12,934), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 259 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 Los Angeles County, California, at 34.0300, -118.0259.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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