Clayton, New Mexico - Population: 2,968
Posted by: YoSam.
N 36° 28.072 W 103° 13.596
13S E 658890 N 4037305
Western city limits of Clayton
Waymark Code: WMRV70
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2016
Views: 3
County of Marker: Union County.
Location of Marker: US-64, roadside turnout, 3 miles W. of Clayton
Marker Erected by: New Mexico Official Scenic Historic Marker
Marker Text:
CLAYTON
Population 2,968 ~ Elevation 4,969
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock shipping center for herds from the Pecos Valley and the Texas Panhandle.