Clay County, North Carolina Genealogy

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



Description
Clay County is located in the southwest portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Georgia. It was named for Henry Clay (1777-1852), a U.S. congressional leader and presidential candidate from Kentucky.

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 261 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1 Hayesville, NC 28904 Phone: 828-389-2300 Clay County Website Register of Deeds has birth, death and military records from 1913, marriage records from 1879 and land records from 1870.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images
 * The Clay County, NC, Webrecords Project at RootsWeb

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1868-1942 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1926 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1910 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1931 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1946 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1881-1891 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1884-1889 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Ivie Funeral Home in Hayesville.
 * Townson-Rose Funeral Home, LLC in Hayesville.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images


 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company C

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870-1921 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1926 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1951 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1910 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1931 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1946 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * North Carolina Probate Records tips
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1870-1908 Clay County, North Carolina Early Marriages (NCGenWeb)
 * 1870-1970 Clay County Marriage Books A-Z Index 1870-1970 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;index and images   Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Blairsville Georgia FamilySearch Center
 * Franklin North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Murphy North Carolina FamilySearch Center

Societies
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society 128 Bingham Road, Suite 950 Asheville, NC 28806 Phone: 828-253-1894 Email: [mailto:info@obcgs.com info@obcgs.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – 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.