Clayton Community is on the Reelfoot Lake Highway (Hwy 22) from Union City to the lake.  Early settlers were James Caldwell, Dave and Cal Cloar, Dick Cole, Lee Gray, Alfred Howard, M. S. Marshall, and Dick Mosier. Others coming later were John Bruer, Green Cloar, John Cloar, M. L. Frazier, Scott Green, W. S. Green, Gus Lancaster, Jack Mosier and James Wheeler.

• General Stores
  •  Albert Caldwell and John Reeves
  •  Frank Ray General Store and Gas Station

• Cotton Gins
  • Albert Caldwell and John Reeves
  • Mrs. Lou Wheeler, Horse powered
  • Henry Lightfoot, First steam cotton Gin
  • Barger Gin Co

• Tread-Wheel Wheat Thresher
  • H. H. Green
  • Joe Cole, who also had a grist mill and saw mill

• Blacksmiths
  • Billy Owen
  • George Barnes
  • Cleve Williams

• Reelfoot Baptist Church is about 1 and 1/2 miles north of Clayton. (cf: Churches)