Clay County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States North Carolina  Clay County

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

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse Hayesville, NC 28904-0118 Phone: 828-389-6301 Registrar of Deeds has birth, death and military records from 1913 marriage records from 1879 and land records from 1870

History


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

Parent County
1861--Clay County was created 20 February 1861 from Cherokee County. County seat: Hayesville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1870--Fire (not courthouse) destroyed all records of the county. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Macon
 * Rabun County, Georgia
 * Towns County, Georgia
 * Union County, Georgia

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Marriage

 * 1870-1908 - Clay County, North Carolina Early Marriages at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1870-1970 - Clay County Marriage Books A-Z Index 1870-1970 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Clay County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.