Clay County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named after the statesman Henry Clay. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 25 County Square P.O. Box 816 Ashland, AL 36251 Phone: 256-354-7926 Clay County Website Probate Court has land records from 1861, probate records from 1865, marriage records from 1872. County Court has death records 1920-1940 and Voting Register 1903-1936.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Clay County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 644.
 * Clay County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Clay County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 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 $
 * 1871-1880 at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Clay County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1802-1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1816-1957 atFamilySearch
 * 1872-1886, 1888–1892, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1872-1891 Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920at Ancestry ($). Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * Clay County Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1909 Clay County Death Records (index). Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Libraries
Clay Ashland City Public Library 113 North 2nd Avenue, W P.O. Box 296 Ashland, AL 36251-0296 Phone: 256-354-3427 Website

Public Library of Anniston - Calhoun County 108 E. 10th St. Anniston, Alabama 36201 Phone: 256-237-8501 Website


 * Their Alabama Room collections include local history and genealogical records of Clay County.

Societies
Clay County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1849 West Point, MS 39773 Facebook

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society P. O. Box 8268 Gadsden, AL 35902 Publication Northeast Alabama Settlers Publication

Clay County Historical Society P. O. Box 998 Ashland, AL 36251 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Clay County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Clay County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.
 * Clay County Alabama USGenWeb
 * Clay Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web