Clay County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Clay County

County Courthouse


Clay County Courthouse 207 Main Street Clay, WV 25043 Phone: 304-354-3661

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
See an interactive map of Clay County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Clay County Town Histories

Neighboring Counties

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

Cemeteries
Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project Find A Grave Clay County, West Virginia Clay County Cemetery Listings Funeral Homes in Clay County, West Virginia

Church
Clay County Churches

Maps
[[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

World War I
World War I Clay County

Clay County Soldiers Killed in Action

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Clay county, West Virginia Will Books 1865 - 1968 West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
Clay County, West Virginia Marriages

Societies and Libraries
Clay County, West Virginia Historical Society

Clay County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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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