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| Clay County, West Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | 1858 |
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| County Seat | Clay |
| Courthouse | |
United States 
West Virginia Clay County
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County Courthouse
Clay County
207 Main Street
Clay, WV 25043
304-354-3661
- County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858[1]
Clay County, West Virginia Government
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
Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project
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| ]]
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
- The Golden Delicious Apple Clay County
- Dan Norman Clay County, West Virginia Families
- Clay County, West Virginia Wikipedia
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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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