Clay County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Clay County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named after the statesman Henry Clay. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 25 County Square P.O. Box 816 Ashland, AL 36251 Phone: 256-354-7926 Clay County Website Probate Court has land records from 1861, probate records from 1865, marriage records from 1872. County Court has death records 1920-1940 and Voting Register 1903-1936.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Clay County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 644.
 * Clay County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Clay County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records
Civil War


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1871-1880 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection


 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

World War I


 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

World War II


 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images- [[Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Voting Records

 * 1834-1981: at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Clay County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images- How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1802-1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1872-1886, 1888–1892, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1872-1891 Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920at Ancestry ($). Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * Clay County Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1909 Clay County Death Records (index) 1909. Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Libraries
Clay Ashland City Public Library 113 North 2nd Avenue, W P.O. Box 296 Ashland, AL 36251-0296 Phone: 256-354-3427 Website

Public Library of Anniston - Calhoun County 108 E. 10th St. Anniston, Alabama 36201 Phone: 256-237-8501 Website


 * Their Alabama Room collections include local history and genealogical records of Clay County.

Societies
Clay County Historical and Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1849 West Point, MS 39773 (205) 601-9544 Email: [mailto:clayhistory@gmail.com clayhistory@gmail.com] Facebook

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society Nichols Memorial Library 1 Cabot Ave Gadsden, AL 35902 Email: [mailto:neagslib@comcast.net neagslib@comcast.net] Website

Clay County Historical Society P. O. Box 998 Ashland, AL 36251 (256)252-1039 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Clay County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Clay County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Clay County Alabama USGenWeb
 * Clay Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web