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Clay County, Mississippi
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Clay County, Mississippi Facts
When was Clay County, MS Created?
Clay County was established on May 12, 1871 from Chickasaw County, Lowndes County, Monroe County and Oktibbeha County.
What is the County Seat of Clay County, MS?
The County Seat is located in West Point additionally, the county government website is claycountyms.com
What counties are adjacent to Clay County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Chickasaw County, Monroe County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County and Webster County.
Clay County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Clay County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Clay County vital records can be found at the Mississippi Department of Health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912, Marriage and a Divorce records since 1926. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Mississippi for current fees and application process.
Certified marriages may also be obtained from the Circuit Clerk Court. Certified divorce decrees may also be obtained from the Chancery Clerk Court.
Clay County Health Department has birth and death records from November 1, 1912. You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.
You can search online for Clay County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Mississippi Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Clay County, MS Census Records
What Clay County, MS census records are available?
Clay County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Clay Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1880. Clay Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1880. Clay Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Clay County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
Clay County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Clay County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Clay County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Mississippi courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Mississippi residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Clay County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Mississippi Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Clay County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 205 Court Street, West Point, MS 39773
- Clay County Chancery Court Clerk
- Phone: (662) 494-3124
- Land Records: 1872
- Probate Records: 1872
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Clay County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Address: 205 Court St., West Point, MS 39773
- Phone: (662) 494-3384
- Marriage Records: 1872
- Court Records: 1872
- Mississippi Court Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Court Records, 1799-1835
- Mississippi County Court Records
- Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951
- Spanish and British Land Grants in Mississippi Territory, 1750-1784
- Land Claims in Mississippi Territory, 1789-1834
- BLM Land Records
Clay County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Clay County, MS?
A list of Clay County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- Clay County Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1849, West Point, MS 39773
- USGenWeb Archives for Clay County (usgwarchives.net)
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History, North Street, Jackson, MS 39201; Ph. (601) 576-6850,200
- Mississippi Historical Society, PO Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
- Mississippi Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5301, Jackson, MS 39216
- Mississippi Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies Guide
Where can I connect with other Clay County, MS Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Mississippi Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Mississippi State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Clay County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Clay County
- Clay County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Clay County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Clay County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Clay Co. MS Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Mississippi Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Mississippi historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 – 1964) (genealogybank.com)
- Clay County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Clay Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Clay Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Clay Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Clay County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Clay Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Clay Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Clay County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Clay Co. MS Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Mississippi Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Clay Co. MS General and History Websites
- Clay County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Clay County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Clay Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Clay County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Clay (cyndislist.com)
- Clay County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Clay Co. MSGenweb (msgw.org)
- Clay County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Clay Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Clay Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Clay Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Clay County Map (livgenmi.com)
Clay Co. MS Military Records
- Mississippi Military Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Military Records (Fold3.com) offers easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Mississippi individuals that served. Suitable for Clay County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.