Clayton, Placer County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

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Expired [[WP:PROD|prod]], concern was: Not a community. This was a non-notable minor railroad waypoint. Appears on the 1953 and 1992 Lincoln USGS topo maps: [2] as just a spot on the tracks where a short spur headed off to a clay pit. Railroad points are subject to WP:GNG which is unambiguously failed in this case because no other information could be found; the cited sources are not sufficient for notability.

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Unincorporated community in California, United States

Clayton

Unincorporated community

Clayton

Location in California

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Clayton

Clayton (the United States)

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Coordinates: 38°54′29″N 121°18′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.90806°N 121.31222°W﻿ / 38.90806; -121.31222
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Placer County
Elevation

[1]

| 141 ft (43 m)

Clayton is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Clayton is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Lincoln.[2] It lies at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m).[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clayton, Placer County, California
2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 466\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States

County seat: Auburn

Cities and towns|

* Auburn
* Colfax
* Lincoln
* Loomis
* Rocklin
* Roseville

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CDPs|

* Alta
* Carnelian Bay
* Cedar Flat
* Dollar Point
* Dutch Flat
* Foresthill
* Granite Bay
* Kings Beach
* Kingvale‡
* Meadow Vista
* Newcastle
* North Auburn
* Penryn
* Sheridan
* Sunnyside–Tahoe City
* Tahoe Vista
* Tahoma‡

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alpine Meadows
* Applegate
* Baxter
* Big Bend
* Blue Canyon
* Bowman
* Brockway
* Cape Horn
* Casa Loma
* Chambers Lodge
* Cisco
* Cisco Grove
* Clayton
* Clipper Gap
* Donner
* Eder
* Elders Corner
* Emigrant Gap
* Forebay
* Four Acres
* Gold Hill
* Greekstore
* Hidden Valley
* Homewood
* Hughes Mill
* Idlewild
* Iowa Hill
* Kilaga Springs
* Lake Forest
* Lander Crossing
* Last Chance
* Magra
* Michigan Bluff
* Midas
* Monte Vista
* Nielsburg
* Olympic Valley
* Ophir
* Pinecroft
* Rainbow
* Rampart
* Rawhide
* Secret Town
* Soda Springs
* Sunnyside
* Tahoe City
* Tahoe Pines
* The Cedars
* Todd Valley
* Towle
* Troy
* Virginiatown
* Westville
* Weimar
* Whitney
* Yankee Jims
* Zuver

Ghost
towns|

* Bath
* Deadwood
* East Auburn
* Gold Run
* Secret Ravine

Footnotes|

‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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