Clay County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clay County

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

County Courthouse


Clay County Courthouse 210 S Washington PO Box 550 Fort Gaines, GA 31751-0550 Phone: 912.768.3238 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records.

History


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

Parent County
1854--Clay County was created 16 February 1854 from Early and Randolph Counties. County seat: Fort Gaines

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour County, Alabama
 * Calhoun
 * Early
 * Henry County Alabama
 * Quitman
 * Randolph

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Index to Will Book A 1852-1922 Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Book A, 1859-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns 1875-1902 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Digital Images of Clay County Wills 1852-1870. See names of Testators Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * Clay County Marriages 1842-1892, transcript, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Indexes to Clay County Marriages 1871-1877; 1877-1888 Georgia Pioneers (S)


 * 1854-1888 - Clay County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1854-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1929 - Clay County Marriage Books D and E Index 1889-1929. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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