Clay County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Clay County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, 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 Clay County Website 


 * 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.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Clay County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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.

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1852-1870 - Digital Images of Clay County Wills 1852-1870. See names of Testators Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1922 - Index to Will Book A 1852-1922 Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1859-1873 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Book A, 1859-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1902 - Index to Annual Returns 1875-1902 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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 MarriagesGeorgia 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

 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * Ft. Gaines Historical Society P.O. Box 6 Ft. Gaines 31751
 * Ft. Oglethorpe Preservation Society P.O. Box 5321 Ft. Oglethorpe 30742

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 ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records