Clay County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Clay County

Guide to Clay County West Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse


Clay County Courthouse 207 Main Street Clay, WV 25043 Phone: 304-354-3661

County Clerk has Birth Death Marriage records from 1858

History


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

Clay County History

Clay County, West Virginia enotes

Parent County
1858--Clay County was created 29 March 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas Counties. County seat: Clay

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clay County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Clay County Town Histories

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Calhoun
 * Fayette
 * Kanawha
 * Nicholas
 * Roane

Cemeteries
Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project Find A Grave Clay County, West Virginia Clay County Cemetery Listings Funeral Homes in Clay County, West Virginia

Church
Clay County Churches

Maps
[[Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia| ]]

Clay County, West Virginia Map

Clay Country TrailsRus

Clay County, West Virginia

Civil War
Union


 * - 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry.

Records are available:


 * West Virginia, Civil War Service

World War I
World War I Clay County

Clay County Soldiers Killed in Action

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Clay county, West Virginia Will Books 1865 - 1968 West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
. Includes marriages 1858-1969 - free.

Clay County, West Virginia Marriages

Societies and Libraries
Clay County, West Virginia Historical Society

Clay County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Clay County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
 * Clay County, West Virginia Families
 * Neal's of Clay and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia
 * Neal's of Clay and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia


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