- Clayton Center, Iowa
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Clayton Center is an unicorporated community located in Clayton County, Iowa. The area was settled by a German colony about five miles east of Elkader. In April 1856, the land was surveyed by Lewis Brockman, who established the location as the, "southeast quarter of section 8, township 93 north, range 3 west."[1] Clayton Center was then platted June 27, 1857 by Fred Hartmann. [2]
References
- ^ History of Clayton County 1882, Chapter XXXVIII: Read Township, page 1072-1073.
- ^ History of Clayton County, Iowa Volume 1, pages 107, 322, 492.
Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa Cities Clayton | Edgewood‡ | Elkader | Farmersburg | Garber | Garnavillo | Guttenberg | Luana | Marquette | McGregor | Millville | Monona | North Buena Vista | Osterdock | Postville‡ | St. Olaf | Strawberry Point | Volga
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesBeulah | Ceres | Clayton Center | Communia | Eckards | Elkport | Fairview | Froelich | Giard | Gunder | Hardin | Highland | Littleport | McGregor Heights | Mederville | Motor | Osborne | Saint Sebald | Thomasville | Turkey River | Updegraff | Watson | Wood
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 42°53′00″N 91°19′36″W / 42.8833333°N 91.32667°W
Categories:- Iowa geography stubs
- Populated places in Clayton County, Iowa
- Unincorporated communities in Iowa
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