Clay County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * Clay County Courthouse 807 11th Street North Moorhead, MN 56560 218-299-5002 (Administration)

Clay County; 807 11th St; Moorhead, MN 56561; Ph. 218.299.5031 Details: (Formerly Breckenridge Co. Name changed to Clay 6 Mar 1862. Attached to Stearns, Crow Wing, Douglas &amp; Becker Cos prior to organization 27 Feb 1872) (Co Redr has b, m, d &amp; land rec from 1872 &amp; mil rec from 1917; Ct Admin has div &amp; ct rec from 1931 &amp; pro rec from 1885)

History


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

Parent County
1858--Clay County was created 18 March 1858 from Pembina (Old) County. County seat: Moorhead


 * For a brief history of how Clay County was named, click here, then select Clay County.

Cities
Barnesville | Comstock | Dilworth | Felton | Georgetown | Glyndon | Hawley | Hitterdal | Moorhead | Sabin | Ulen

Townships
Alliance Township | Barnesville Township | Cromwell Township | Eglon Township | Elkton Township | Elmwood Township | Felton Township | Flowing Township | Georgetown Township | Glyndon Township | Goose Prairie Township | Hagen Township | Hawley Township | Highland Grove Township | Holy Cross Township | Humboldt Township | Keene Township | Kragnes Township | Kurtz Township | Moland Township | Moorhead Township | Morken Township | Oakport Township | Parke Township | Riverton Township | Skree Township | Spring Prairie Township | Tansem Township | Ulen Township | Viding Township

CDP
Oakport

Unincorporated Areas
Baker | Dale | Downer | Kragnes | Muskoda | Rollag | Winnipeg Junction

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Cass County, North Dakota
 * Norman
 * Otter Tail
 * Richland County, North Dakota
 * Wilkin

Land
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Minnesota, Clay County Land and Property Records, 1872-1947

Local Histories

 * Biographies of Clay and Norman County, Minnesota 1918 Online biographical sketches of Clay and Norman county residents taken from the book A History of Clay and Norman Counties, Minnesota Vol. 2, pub. by B. F. Bowen and Co.

Schools
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Minnesota, Clay County School Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Vital Records

 * Clay County Death Record Index

Societies and Libraries

 * Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Clay County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Clay County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Clay County
 * Cyndi's List: Clay County