Cleaton is an

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and

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in Muhlenberg County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 168.

History

A post office called Cleaton has been in operation since 1901. The name Cleaton was the middle name of the wife of the postmaster.

Geography

Cleaton is in eastern Muhlenberg County northeast of

U.S. Route 431 U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from U.S. Route 231, US 231/Alabama State Route 210 and U.S. Route 231 Business (Dothan, Alabama), US 231 Business (US 231 Bus. ...

, which forms the western edge of the community. The neighborhood of Holt is in the northern part of the CDP, while Bevier is in the southern part. US 431 leads northwest to Central City and southeast to Drakesboro. Greenville, the

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, is to the southwest. According to the

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, the Cleaton CDP has an area of , of which , or 0.48%, are water. The community is drained to the southeast by a tributary of Pond Creek, which flows north to the Green River.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{MuhlenbergCountyKY-geo-stub