Clay County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Clay County

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

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse PO Box 815 West point, MS 39773 Phone: 662.494.3124

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, proabte and land records from 1872.

History


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

Parent County
1871--Clay County was created 12 May 1871 from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties. It was named Colfax County until 1876. County seat: West Point

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Chickasaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Oktibbeha
 * Webster

Census

 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1872-1892 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1872-1917 - Clay County Marriage Books 1-18 Index 1872-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Clay County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.