COMMUNITIES OF CLAY COUNTY

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Across
  1. 3. Being too close to the Republican River led to the end of this town.
  2. 8. Never officially a town, a severe drought in the 1870s brought people to a well on property south of Clay Center that was later given this name.
  3. 11. Split off from another town because of the railroad.
  4. 13. This town was moved a little bit because of Milford Lake.
  5. 14. Named for Swedish immigrants who settled in Garfield Township in 1868.
  6. 15. Named for an assassinated president, all that remains of this community is a farmstead on K-15 in the northern part of Clay County.
  7. 17. This town was razed in 1965 to make way for Milford Lake.
  8. 18. Best known for its annual PRCA rodeo.
Down
  1. 1. This town that no longer exists was the first one platted in the county.
  2. 2. Little more than a few buildings, this community in Goshen Township was also a long time observation station for the National Weather Service.
  3. 4. The exact center of the county was selected as the original town site of this town in hopes that it would become the county seat.
  4. 5. Lost town named for Lorenzo Gates, who settled on Mall Creek in 1857.
  5. 6. Actually two towns merged into one – one of them was called Silver.
  6. 7. Named for a minister who donated a bell to the town’s church.
  7. 9. Another community that’s in two counties, south of Clay Center.
  8. 10. Named for large trees growing on A.F. Shaeber’s property in 1869.
  9. 12. This community is so close to Clay Center that it has the same zip code.
  10. 16. Laid out in 1870 in anticipation of the railroad, which arrived in 1877.