Clay County, Indiana Genealogy

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History


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

Parent County
1825--Clay County was created 12 February 1825 from Owen, Putnam, Vigo and Sullivan Counties. County seat: Brazil 

Record Loss
November 1851 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Greene
 * Owen
 * Parke
 * Putnam
 * Vigo

Newspapers
The Brazil Daily Times has obituaries and other archives back to 2003.

http://www.thebraziltimes.com/

Societies and Libraries
Clay County Genealogical Society, Inc.

POB 56

Centerpoint, IN 47840-0056

812-535-5005

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Clay County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)