Clay County, West Virginia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
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
For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1897-98 Records are missing for both Births and Deaths.

Populated Places
Clay County Town Histories

Neighboring Counties

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

Cemeteries

 * Funeral Homes in Clay County, West Virginia


 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Church
Clay County Churches

Maps



 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)

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
 * 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)

World War I
World War I Clay County

Clay County Soldiers Killed in Action

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records

Clay county, West Virginia Will Books 1865 - 1968 West Virginia Will Books
 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at [https:/familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] — index and images

Online West Virginia Tax site
West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.

Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

The search for tax information can start here

Vital Records
. Includes marriages 1858-1969 - free.

Clay County, West Virginia Marriages

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Clay County, West Virginia Historical Society

Clay County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Clay County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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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