Clayton, Georgia

About Clayton

Clayton is a small town in northern Georgia counting 2,090 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Clayton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.4 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 615 residents per square mile.

📰 Clayton News Today

• Thomas Whitmire Obituary (1957 - 2026) - Clayton, GA - The Clayton Tribune Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• Clayton man charged with murder in Rabun County shooting Now Georgia · Sep 30
• 11 Best Georgia Towns For A Weekend Trip WorldAtlas · Oct 1
• Rabun County Sheriff’s Office makes Arrest in Shooting Incident WNEG Radio · Sep 30
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Clayton, Georgia - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Georgia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Clayton Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Clayton — but the Georgia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Clayton

• Clayton Cafe — breakfast
• Habicat Cafe (café)
• The Hush Cuban Kitchen & Bar
• Waffle House — american
• Clayton Cafe Market (café)
• Currahee Cafe (café)
• Fortify Craft Pizza, Beer & Wine — pizza
• Fortify Kitchen & Bar
• Friends Clayton Grill — american
• Lyolias — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clayton

• Black Rock Mountain State Park reviews ★
• Stekoa Creek Park reviews ★
• Warwoman Dell reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mountain Lakes Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Clayton

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