Clayton County, Iowa
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 55 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Guttenberg, Elkader, McGregor.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Iowa is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Clayton titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP42 of 55 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
55 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBClayton was formed in 1837 (1837-12-21) from Dubuque.
CLAYTON created by Wisconsin Territory from DUBUQUE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusClayton County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,101 | 20,728 | 28,829 | 27,750 | 25,032 | 24,334 | 22,522 | 21,962 | 21,098 | 18,678 | 17,043 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| efmo | Park unit | 30.2 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS131 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 131 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Apostolic Cemetery |
| Asbury Cemetery |
| Baylis Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bierer Cemetery |
| Blanchaine Cemetery |
| Bolsinger Cemetery |
| Borcherding Cemetery |
| Bronson Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Buell Park Cemetery |
| Ceres Cemetery |
| Chapin Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Clayton Cemetery |
| Clayton Center Cemetery |
| Colony Catholic Cemetery |
| Communia Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Cords Cemetery |
| Council Hill Cemetery |
| County Corners Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| Dohrer Cemetery |
| Duff Cemetery |
| East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery |
| Eastman Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Eberhard Cemetery |
| Elk Creek Cemetery |
| Elkader Cemetery |
| Eno Cemetery |
| Erhardt Cemetery |
| Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery |
| First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| Friedlein Cemetery |
| Fry Cemetery |
| Garnavillo Community Cemetery |
| Giard Cemetery |
| Gooding Cemetery |
| Goshen Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Grand Meadow Cemetery |
| Green Hill Cemetery |
| Griffith Cemetery |
| Guttenberg Cemetery |
| Hamlett Cemetery |
| Hansel Cemetery |
| Hartmann Cemetery |
| Hartshey Cemetery |
| Highland Lutheran Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Hill Crest Cemetery |
| Houg Cemetery |
| Immaculate Conception Cemetery |
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Johanningmeier Cemetery |
| Kann Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Knapp Cemetery |
| Koenig Cemetery |
| Krumm Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Luana Cemetery |
| Luana Lutheran Cemetery |
| Marion Lutheran Cemetery |
| McClelland Cemetery |
| Mederville Cemetery |
| Meenan Cemetery |
| Meyer Cemetery |
| Monona Cemetery |
| Moody Cemetery |
| Mork Cemetery |
| Mount Harmony Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Musfeldt Cemetery |
| National Cemetery |
| Noble Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Giard Station |
| Valdora |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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