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Clayton was incorporated December 13, 1823 as Claytonville but the name was later shortened to Clayton.

The city was named after a prominent jurist and congressman, Judge Augustin S. Clayton who served in both the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate before becoming as a representative of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 – 1835.

In 1824, were purchased from Solomon Beck for $ 150 and a site for a courthouse and the surrounding streets was laid out.