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United States West Virginia Clay County

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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

County Courthouse

Old Clay County, West Virginia Couthouse.JPG

Clay County Courthouse
207 Main Street
Clay, WV 25043
Phone: 304-354-3661

County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858^[1]

History

Henry Clay.JPG

The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777-1852).^[2]

Clay County History

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

Clay County Town Histories

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

Clay County Churches

Court

Land

Local Histories

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

Clay County Public Library

Family History Centers

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Web Sites

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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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-*County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858<ref name="Handybook" />
+County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clay County, West Virginia. Page 743 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
-[http://www.claycounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx Clay County, West Virginia Government]
 == History  ==
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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>
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 [http://www.enotes.com/topic/Clay_County,_West_Virginia Clay County, West Virginia enotes]
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 ==== Populated Places  ====
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 ==== Neighboring Counties  ====
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 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/westvirg/clay.htm Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project]
+[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/westvirg/clay.htm Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project]<br>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=3071 Find A Grave Clay County, West Virginia]<br>[http://usgwarchives.org/wv/clay/cemetery.htm Clay County Cemetery Listings]<br>[http://www.caring.com/local/funeral-homes-in-clay-county-west-virginia Funeral Homes in Clay County, West Virginia]
-[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=3071 Find A Grave Clay County, West Virginia]
-[http://www.interment.net/data/us/wv/clay/white_cemetery.htm Interment.net Cemetery Records Online]
-[http://usgwarchives.org/wv/clay/cemetery.htm Clay County Cemetery Listings]
 ==== Census  ====
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 ==== Church  ====
 [http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/churches.htm Clay County Churches]
 ==== Court  ====
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 [http://www.trailsrus.com/westvirginia/clay-a.html Clay Country TrailsRus]
 [http://www.trailsrus.com/railcoalwv/clay.html Clay County, West Virginia]
 ==== Military  ====
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 [http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/clww1.htm World War I Clay County]
 [http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/clkia.htm Clay County Soldiers Killed in Action]
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 ==== Probate  ====
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 ==== Taxation  ====
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 [http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/claymar.htm Clay County, West Virginia Marriages]
 == Societies and Libraries  ==
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 [http://claywvhistoricalsociety.org/home.html Clay County], West Virginia Historical Society
 [http://clay.lib.wv.us/ Clay County Public Library]
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 *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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 *Clay County, West Virginia [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/wv/clay.htm Microfilms at the Library of Virginia]
 *[http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/clayfam.htm Clay County, West Virginia Families]
-*[http://www.wvgenweb.org/clay/goldendeliciousapple.htm The Golden Delicious Apple Clay County]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/norman.htm Dan Norman Clay County, West Virginia Families]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_County,_West_Virginia Clay County, West Virginia Wikipedia]
 *[http://nicholaswv.org/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=52 Neal's of Clay and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia]