Abandoned Record
About Clay
Clay is a ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is still marked on Wisconsin Department of Transportation maps.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Clay, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Clay is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Clay
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hatfield sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Hatfield sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Black River Falls sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Clay
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wisconsin index.
- Trow7.7 mi NW · Clark
- Charter Oak Mills13.0 mi SW · Jackson
- Kurth15.3 mi NE · Clark
- Maple Works17.7 mi NE · Clark
- Wells38.1 mi S · Monroe
- Staadts38.2 mi NE · Marathon
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Clay, Wisconsin": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5129811.
- USGS GNIS 2741956.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).