Claydon is an
unincorporated community
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within the
Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. The community is about southeast of the community of
Robsart, south of the town of
Eastend, and west of
Frontier
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Australia
The term "frontier" was frequently used in colonial Australia in the meaning of country that borders the unknown or uncivilised, th ...
on
Highway 18. The
dark-sky preserve
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at
Old Man on His Back Plateau is about to the west.
Very little remains of the former community: only a post office that was also formerly a grocery store, a community hall, and ball diamonds.
Education
Claydon no longer has a school, but those who live in or near Claydon are now bused to the neighbouring village of Frontier.
Climate
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
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Lists of ghost towns in Canada
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List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan
The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since ...
References
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Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan
Populated places established in 1917
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
Division No. 4, Saskatchewan
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