Clayton Ohio Map

About Clayton, Ohio

Clayton is a locality in Adams County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of 13,310. The population density is 277.6 people per km². Clayton is located at 39.8695°N, 84.3254°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45144, 45318, 45315.

Clayton spreads across a broad expanse of midwestern plains where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the jagged silhouettes of distant peaks. It lies 22.4 miles east-southeast of Franklin Township Clermont County, OH (from Franklin Township Clermont County, OH: bearing 103°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northeast of Maysville. The land here functions as a quiet transition between the fertile soil of the interior and the subtle rise of Brier Ridge, which stands two miles to the east as a muted guardian of the skyline. Water defines the local geography in small, persistent ways; Brushy Fork Eagle Creek cuts a narrow path through the earth just a mile away, its presence marked by the thicket of trees that trace its banks. To the west, the depressions of Stony Hollow offer a slight variation in the elevation, while the stillness of Lake Charles, eight miles out, provides a mirror for the heavy, golden light that settles over the fields at dusk.

Clayton maintains a rhythm dictated by the steady work of the inland economy, where the remnants of regional manufacturing balance against the expansion of modern residential life. The pace of the day is marked by the movement of people across the flat terrain, occasionally pausing for recreation at Hilltop Golf Course, where the greens provide a manicured contrast to the wilder stretches of timber nearby. This locality carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the slow, methodical clearing of the woods to make way for the plow. Life in Clayton moves with a deliberate, grounded quality, favoring the reliable turn of the seasons and the simple, enduring character of a landscape that asks for nothing more than the labor of those who reside upon it.

About This Clayton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clayton, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.869541, -84.325438. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clayton includes the ZIP code (45144, 45318, 45315), telephone area code (937), county seat of Adams County (West Union), and school district assignment (Northmont City School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.