- Clayton, Minnesota
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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. pp. pp. 187. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
Municipalities and communities of Faribault County, Minnesota County seat: Blue Earth Cities 
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
Unincorporated
communityHuntley
Ghost towns Clayton | Homedahl
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Ghost towns in Minnesota
- Geography of Faribault County, Minnesota
- Minnesota geography stubs
- United States ghost town stubs
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