Clay, Wisconsin

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Clay, Wisconsin
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Clay
Coordinates: 44°23′46″N90°40′50″W / 44.39611°N 90.68056°W / 44.39611; -90.68056 Coordinates: 44°23′46″N90°40′50″W / 44.39611°N 90.68056°W / 44.39611; -90.68056
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jackson
Town Komensky
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
GNIS feature ID2741956 [1]

Clay is a ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community is still marked on Wisconsin Department of Transportation maps. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Clay (historical), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Jackson County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.


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