Clayton Center, Iowa

Clayton Center is an unincorporated 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]

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↑ 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, United States

County seat: Elkader

Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga

Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner

Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Millville 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 / 42.88333°N 91.32667°W / 42.88333; -91.32667

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