Clay County, Alabama Genealogy

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History


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

Parent County
1866--Clay County was created 7 December 1866 from Randolph and Talladega Counties. County seat: Ashland

Record Loss
1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Coosa
 * Randolph
 * Talladega
 * Tallapoosa

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Clay County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)