Claytonia is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

Claytonia, Idaho
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 116°49′59″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee
Elevation	2,254 ft (687 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	83639
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	396299[1]

The community is located less than 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Marsing and 13 mi (21 km) west of Nampa.[2] The Snake River flows east of the settlement.

History

Claytonia was named for an early resident.[3]

Irrigation was brought to the area in 1913, and settlement followed. Many stores were opened in the area, though only the store in Claytonia "stayed open for a decent amount of time".[3]

A post office operated in Claytonia from 1914 to 1918.[4]

Claytonia was a station along the "Homedale, Idaho" branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. The line is now abandoned.[5][6] The railway operated a gravel pit in Claytonia, with the gravel used for track construction.[6] The gravel pit was abandoned, and later reclaimed as a recreational area filled with ground and ditch water, and called Claytonia Pond. The pond is used as a fish habitat, and contains catfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass.[7]

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