| Cleaton, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cleaton |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muhlenberg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 168 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 270.97 |
| Population Density Km2: | 104.67 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 440 |
| Coordinates: | 37.2544°N -87.0889°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42332 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-15490 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 489650 |
Cleaton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 168.[2]
A post office called Cleaton has been in operation since 1901.[3] The name Cleaton was the middle name of the wife of the postmaster.[4]
Cleaton is in eastern Muhlenberg County northeast of U.S. Route 431, which forms the western edge of the community. The neighborhood of Holt is in the northern part of the CDP, while Bevier is in the southern part. US 431 leads northwest to Central City and southeast 4miles to Drakesboro. Greenville, the county seat, is 6miles to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cleaton CDP has an area of 0.62sqmi, of which 0.003sqmi, or 0.48%, are water.[1] The community is drained to the southeast by a tributary of Pond Creek, which flows north to the Green River.