Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans. Numerous effigy mounds are shaped like animals, including bears and birds. These were built mostly in the first millennium, by peoples of the Woodland Culture. In 2017, they were featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
Clayton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,129. Its county seat is Elkader. The county was established in 1837 and was named in honor of John M. Clayton, United States Senator from Delaware and later Secretary of State under President Zachary Taylor.
Clayton is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census, down from 55 at the 2000 census. Clayton is located directly on the Mississippi River and is only accessible by a very steep road.
Thomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress.
Timothy Davis was an attorney, businessman, and politician in Missouri and Iowa. He is most notable for his service as a one-term U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School is a senior high school located in Waverly, Iowa, United States. It provides high school education for Waverly and surrounding areas in Bremer County.
Clayton Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.
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." Clayton Center was then platted June 27, 1857 by Fred Hartmann.
Motor is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The townsite is also a nationally recognized historic district listed as a historic site on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Gunder is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The Turkey River flows south of Gunder, and Roberts Creek, a tributary, to the north. The county seat of Elkader lies about 10 miles to the southeast.
Eckards is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Eckards lies on the Mississippi River, and on Iowa's border with Wisconsin. The county seat of Elkader lies about a little over 15 miles to the west.
McGregor Heights is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. McGregor Heights lies on the Mississippi River, and on Iowa's border with Wisconsin. The county seat of Elkader lies 17 miles to the southwest.
Ceres is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Ceres once had a post office, but has since been abandoned. The county seat of Elkader lies a little over 11 miles to the west.
Saint Sebald is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Saint Sebald has one Lutheran church and a cemetery. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 11 miles to the northeast.
Updegraff is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 15 miles to the northwest.
Wood is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies 14 miles to the north.
Highland is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 10 miles to the southeast.
Turkey River is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The community of Turkey River borders the Mississippi River, and the Turkey River. Turkey River also is situated on Iowa's border with Wisconsin.
Thomasville is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Thomasville lies approximately 11 miles away from the county seat of Elkader.
Valley Community School District was a school district headquartered in Elgin, Iowa. The district was located in sections of Fayette and Clayton counties, and served Elgin, Clermont, and Wadena.
