Clay County, West Virginia

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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

United States West Virginia Clay County

County Courthouse

Old Clay County, West Virginia Couthouse.JPG

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.

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Church

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

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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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