Claysville, Boone County, Missouri
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Claysville is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Boone County, in the
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of
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. It is the southernmost settlement in Boone County. Claysville is near the Missouri River.


History

Claysville was laid out in 1844, and named after
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...
, the Kentucky statesman. A post office called Claysville was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1908.


References

Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{BooneCountyMO-geo-stub