Claytonia, Idaho

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Claytonia, Idaho
Unincorporated community
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Claytonia, Idaho
Location within the state of Idaho
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Claytonia, Idaho
Claytonia, Idaho (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°34′03″N116°49′59″W / 43.56750°N 116.83306°W / 43.56750; -116.83306
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee
Elevation
2,254 ft (687 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83639
Area codes 208, 986
GNIS feature ID396299 [1]

Claytonia is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. [1]

The community is located less than 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Marsing and 13 mi (21 km) west of Nampa. [2] The Snake River flows east of the settlement.

History

Claytonia was named for an early resident. [3]

Irrigation was brought to the area in 1913, and settlement followed. Many stores were opened in the area, though only the store in Claytonia "stayed open for a decent amount of time". [3]

A post office operated in Claytonia from 1914 to 1918. [4]

Claytonia was a station along the "Homedale, Idaho" branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. The line is now abandoned. [5] [6] The railway operated a gravel pit in Claytonia, with the gravel used for track construction. [6] The gravel pit was abandoned, and later reclaimed as a recreational area filled with ground and ditch water, and called Claytonia Pond. The pond is used as a fish habitat, and contains catfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Claytonia, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Claytonia, Idaho - Other Nearby Communities". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Demshar, Joe (July 10, 2013). "Owyhee at 150: Tracing the Evolution of Homedale, Marsing". State of Idaho.
  4. ↑ "Owyhee County ID Archives History". USGenWeb. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Union Pacific Railroad Timetables" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 16, 1937.
  6. 1 2 "Reuben Moser, Respondent, V. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Appellant". Casetext. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Claytonia Pond". Idaho Fish and Game. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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