Clay County, West Virginia
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| − | + | | county = Clay County | |
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| + | | state = West Virginia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1858 | ||
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| + | | seat wl = Clay | ||
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| + | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Clay_County,_West_Virginia|Clay County]]'' | ||
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| − | West Virginia, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1909003 Naturalization Records, 1814-1991] | + | West Virginia, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1909003 Naturalization Records, 1814-1991] |
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| − | *{{FHL|West+Virginia%2C+Clay|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | + | *{{FHL|West+Virginia%2C+Clay|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List for West Virginia] | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List for West Virginia] | ||
Revision as of 03:45, 9 March 2012
| Clay County, West Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1858 |
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| County Seat | Clay |
| Courthouse | |
United States 
West Virginia Clay County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clay County
207 Main Street
Clay, WV 25043
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]
Parent County
1858--Clay County was created 29 March 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas Counties.
County seat: Clay [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clay County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Clay County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
[[Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia| ]]
Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Probate
West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Hall of Fame Clay County, West Virginia
"May we preserve their memories & Contributions!"
Family History Centers
Web Sites
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ "Henry Clay," Wikipedia.
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