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| Name | Clay |
| Alt names | Clay | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.167°N 83.75°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1807 - ) |
| See also | Breathitt, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Floyd, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Knox, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Laurel, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Leslie, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Owsley, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Perry, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Manchester. The county was formed in 1807 and named in honor of Green Clay (1757–1826). Clay was a member of the Virginia and Kentucky State legislatures, first cousin once removed of Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Secretary of State in the 19th century.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1799 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 2,398
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| 1820 | 4,393
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| 1830 | 3,548
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| 1840 | 4,607
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| 1850 | 5,421
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| 1860 | 6,652
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| 1870 | 8,297
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| 1880 | 10,222
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| 1890 | 12,447
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| 1900 | 15,364
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| 1910 | 17,789
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| 1920 | 19,795
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| 1930 | 18,526
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| 1940 | 23,901
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| 1950 | 23,116
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| 1960 | 20,748
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| 1970 | 18,481
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| 1980 | 22,752
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| 1990 | 21,746
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Clay County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/clay/
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