Towns Named Clayton

There are very few Claytons around The one in Wyoming is so small that it is unincorporated. A lot of them are very tiny. Only about 9 of them are large enough to be viable. The one in North Carolina has only slightly more than 26,000 people. The Clayton I am most familiar with, the one in Missouri, has only a few more than 17,000 people. Then too there are Clay Cities, Clay Centers, and Clayburgs. It is impossible, therefore, to know how many are named for the most famous Clay, Henry Clay.

The Claytons that exist have always been Claytons. Then too there are many counties named Clay, and all of them are named for Henry Clay. In any event there are 31 of them that exist in America and several international Claytons. There are Claytons in Australia in Victoria and Queensland, for example.

Towns Named Clay

Henry Clay was one of the candidates for President who never made it into the Office. His house Ashland in Lexington, Kentucky, was famous and his name was well-known. Two aspects of his name that remain undeveloped were how many towns named Clayton there were that were named after him and the material clay itself. Today I will deal with clay and another day I will list towns named Clayton, like the famous suburb of St. Louis that was named for Ralph Clay.

There are 14 towns named Clay scattered about. There is a town named Clay in Virginia, for example. There were many houses made of brick in this colony in the 17th century. There are several counties named Clay for Henry Clay, and the one in Virginia was one of them. There are 18 Clay counties in the USA, and all of them are named for Henry Clay. There was a town in Mississippi named Clay that remains unincorporated, for example. There are towns in Arkansas and Kentucky, his home state, named for him, a town of more than 1,000 people that is still around.

There are towns named Clay in Texas and Pennsylvania with active populations and counties named for Henry Clay. Clay, CA, exists with more than a thousand people and active artists modeling in clay. There are Clays in Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri, and New York. All these towns named Clay mean that much more is named for Henry Clay than people realize. Clay, West Virginia, has an active population of 399 people. However, Clayton, MO was named for Ralph Clay, who was born in Virginia. I will develop this connection later that remains ambiguous at best.

Hank

Towns Named Hawthorne

There are 19 cities in the USA with the name Hawthorne. They have quite a range of populations. The most surprising of all Hawthornes is the desert community of Hawthorne, NV. It is not too far from Carson City, NV and is a city of more than 3,000 people. Hawthorne is a type of tree but no ordinary tree. Maypoles are made from it. It is often associated with sex and death.

Most Hawthorns thrive in the temperate climates of North America, Asia, and even Africa. They are known for their white scented blossoms. Perhaps the largest town with the name Hawthorn is the community of 88,000 in the Los Angeles area near Gardena. There is a small community with this name in Florida near Gainesville. It is home to only 1,478 people.

There is a town with this name in Iowa. it is not too far from Omaha, NB near the larger town of Red Oak, Iowa There are neighborhoods in Kansas City and Louisville, KY with this name, There is a Hawthorn Woods in the Chicago area with a population of about 9,000. There are Hawthorns in Louisiana, Maryland, and Michigan. There is a town with this name in Mississippi near the tiny town of Carriere with the name Hawthorn. There is a fairly large town named Hawthorn in New Jersey. There are 19,500 people living there. There are Hawthorns in Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. There is a very lively town near Asheville, North Carolina, with political leanings with this name.

There are Hawthorns in New York State with reportedly close to 5,000 residents. There are Hawthorns in in Oregon, Virginia, and Wisconsin. And that brings towns with the name Hawthorn to a close.

Hank

Towns Named Lebanon

In America there are many towns with this name because thousands moved from this Middle Eastern country to the USA.

There are small towns scattered widely with the name Lebanon and many approaching city status like the Lebanon in New Hampshire. There is no pattern. Lebanons start with the town in Alabama in DeKalb County with 44,000 people and end with a town in Wisconsin. There are 25 towns named Lebanon now in the USA. There are Lebanons in Colorado and in Connecticut near Hartford. There are very small Lebanons in Arkansas and Georgia. The town of Lebanon, AK has only 353 people living in it, and the Lebanon near Hartford has 7,200 citizens in it, was settled in the 1690s and is in New Haven County. There is a Lebanon near Dover, DL. There is a Lebanon in Georgia near a town called Woodstock.

The next Lebanon of any size approaches 5,000 people and is in Illinois not near Chicago but near O’Fallon. There is a Lebanon in Indiana with 16,000 people in it not too far from Indianapolis. The next Lebanon is in Iowa in Sioux County that is in no way connected to Sioux City. There is a small Lebanon in Kansas and a larger one in Kentucky.

There is a fairy large Lebanon in Maine with more than 6,000 people. There are smaller Lebanons in Mississippi, Missouri, and Nebraska. Then there are fairly large Lebanons in New Hampshire and New Jersey. There are 10 more Lebanons in the USA. The larger ones are in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. There are fairly large Lebanons in Wisconsin and Virginia. The Lebanon in Texas is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is large. Perhaps the smallest Lebanon of all is the town in South Dakota.

The state of Michigan has the most citizens of Lebanese extraction. Dearborn holds the record for citizens from Lebanon. The national dish of Lebanon is kibbeh, a mixture oƒ lamb, bulgur wheat, and spices.

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Lonnie Hammargren

I am a bit sad to report the death of this Las Vegas fixture. Lonnie was among the most talented confidence men in history. I was delighted to meet him several years ago when Ruth and I paid 40 dollars each to tour his home Castillo del Sol in Las Vegas. I was not a bit surprised to learn that he was featured on the series Hoarders at the time. Lonnie apparently died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 85. Lonnie had himself buried in a sarcophagus in his garage. This was a fitting coffin and death.

Inside his home in Las Vegas was a Liberace staircase, Danny Kaye, the world’s most overdecorated elephant, and a complete Stratosphere roller coaster. It was an unusual tour and not soon forgotten. I remember thinking at the time that this home had the makings of the ultimate Las Vegas museum. Lonnie will not soon be forgotten.

Hank