Clay County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Clay County

Guide to Clay County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy 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

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Clay County Historical Society 2121 7th Clay Center 67432

Historical Societies
The Clay County Historical Society is the primary source for historical genealogical material in the county, and can be contacted at the Clay County Museum, where they are housed.

Web Sites

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