Clay County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clay County

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

Marriages
Clay County Marriages 1842-1892, transcript, Georgia Pioneers ($)

Indexes to Clay County Marriages 1871-1877; 1877-1888 Georgia Pioneers (S)

Probate
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

Death

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

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, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)