Clay County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Clay County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse


Clay County Courthouse 210 S Washington PO Box 550 Fort Gaines, GA 31751-0550 Phone: 912.768.3238 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records. Clerk of Superior Court 210 Washington Street S. Suite 3 Fort Gaines, GA 39851 Phone: (229) 768-2631 Probate Court of Clay County 210 S. Washington Street S. Suite 1 Fort Gaines, GA 39851 Phone: (229) 768-2445

History


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

Parent County
1854--Clay County was created 16 February 1854 from Early and Randolph Counties. County seat: Fort Gaines

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Barbour County • Calhoun County • Early County • Henry County • Quitman County • Randolph County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * Military - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war information also given)


 * Todd, Donald (Priscilla Neves). 1976. The History of Clay County. [Fort Gaines, Ga.]: [Clay County Library Board?]. (Chapter VI)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Clay County). 1966. Confederate pension records, 1890-1958. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1852-1922 -  Index to Will Book A 1852-1922 Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1859-1873 -  Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Book A, 1859-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1902 -  Index to Annual Returns 1875-1902 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1870 -  Digital Images of Clay County Wills 1852-1870. See names of Testators Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1842 - 1892 - Clay County Marriages, transcript, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871 - 1877; 1877 - 1888 - Indexes to Clay County Marriages Georgia Pioneers (S)


 * 1854 - 1888 - Clay County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1854-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889 - 1929 - Clay County Marriage Books D and E Index 1889-1929. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($)
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Ft. Gaines Historical Society P.O. Box 6 Ft. Gaines 31751

Ft. Oglethorpe Preservation Society P.O. Box 5321 Ft. Oglethorpe 30742

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Clay County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Clay County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Clay County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)