First, during the Alabama Legislative actions to allow the vote to set the permanent location of the courthouse (January - March 1871), their amendments changed the nominated name from "Baker's" to "Clanton."

Finalizing the name change was an official application in May 1871 by the Postmaster to the Federal Postal System to re-designate the local Post Office as "Clanton" and terminate the former designation (Goose Pond).

The railroad had named "Clanton Station" in honor of James H. Clanton, an attorney, Chairman of the Alabama Democratic Executive committee, and a former Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army.

Immigrants played a part in starting the county's peach industry more than a century ago.

The city of Clanton constructed a water tower in the form of a peach in 1993, becoming a landmark for travelers along Interstate 65.

Wells reproduced a photographic postcard depicting an 1891 lynching in Clanton to educate the white public of the atrocities committed against blacks.

[9] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[18] Perhaps Clanton's most recognizable landmark is its peach-shaped water tower, which celebrates the community's agricultural significance.

[20] One of the biggest events each year in Chilton County is the annual Peach Festival held in June.

[18] The Clanton Conference and Performing Arts Center is a multi-purpose facility adjacent to the Jefferson State Community College–Clanton campus.

Billy Joe Driver served as mayor for more than 35 years, from 1984 until July 9, 2020, when he died from COVID-19.

[24] Schools include: Jefferson State Community College - Chilton-Clanton Campus is located here.