Clayton, OK

Clayton is a town in northern Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 555 residents. Clayton was formerly known as Dexter. A United States Post Office was established at Dexter, Indian Territory on March 31, 1894, and was named for Dexter Chapman, early-day resident. The through line in Clayton is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Clayton makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. ) and to its east by unnamed mountains topping 1,600 feet in elevation. Within a few miles of Clayton is scenic McKinley Rocks, a collection of massive boulders strewn across a mountain top. Clayton is home to a public school, several churches.