Clay County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Clay County

County Courthouse
CLAY COUNTY County Square Ashland, AL 36251 Phone: (256) 354-7926

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

&lt;ref name="HBG"&gt;Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clay County p. 36. ; .&lt;/ref&gt;

History


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

Parent County
1866--Clay County was created 7 December 1866 from Randolph and Talladega Counties. County seat: Ashland

Record Loss
1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Coosa
 * Randolph
 * Talladega
 * Tallapoosa

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, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Clay County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)