Clay County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Clay County

Clay County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 712 5th St; PO Box 98 Clay Center, KS 67423-0098 Phone:. 785.632.2552 County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1911. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

History


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

Parent County
1857--Clay County was created 20 February 1857 as an original county. County seat: Clay Center

Neighboring Counties

 * Cloud
 * Dickinson
 * Geary
 * Ottawa
 * Riley
 * Washington

Military
Men from Clay County enlisted in the 11th Cavalry Regiment, Company L and the 6th and 13th Infantry Regiments.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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