Clay County, West Virginia
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[http://www.claycounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx Clay County Courthouse]<br>207 Main Street<br>Clay, WV 25043<br>Phone: 304-354-3661 <br> | [http://www.claycounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx Clay County Courthouse]<br>207 Main Street<br>Clay, WV 25043<br>Phone: 304-354-3661 <br> | ||
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The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay Henry Clay] (1777-1852).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay "Henry Clay,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay Henry Clay] (1777-1852).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay "Henry Clay,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, 31 January 2013
United States 
West Virginia Clay County
| Clay County, West Virginia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1858 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Clay |
| Courthouse | |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse
207 Main Street
Clay, WV 25043
Phone: 304-354-3661
County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858[1]
History
The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777-1852).[2]
Clay County, West Virginia enotes
Parent County
1858--Clay County was created 29 March 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas Counties.
County seat: Clay [3]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clay County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project
Find A Grave Clay County, West Virginia
Clay County Cemetery Listings
Funeral Homes in Clay County, West Virginia
Census
For tips on accessing Clay County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
[[Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia| ]]
Clay County, West Virginia Map
Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Clay County Soldiers Killed in Action
Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Probate
Clay county, West Virginia Will Books 1865 - 1968
West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Clay County, West Virginia Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Clay County, West Virginia Historical Society
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List for West Virginia
- Clay County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
- Clay County, West Virginia Families
- Neal's of Clay and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia
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References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clay County, West Virginia. Page 743 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Henry Clay," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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