Clay County MN Genealogy

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Clay County Records by City/Town

Barnesville Genealogy (56)
Comstock Genealogy (40)
Georgetown Genealogy (38)
Glyndon Genealogy (42)


Hawley Genealogy (55)
Hitterdal Genealogy (45)
Moorhead Genealogy (128)
Ulen Genealogy (45)


Overview of Clay County Records

  • Clay County was created in 1858 from Pembina County.
  • Birth records from 1900 to the present and death records from 1908 to the present can be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Health.
  • The Clay County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, and land records starting in 1872, as well as military records starting in 1917.
  • The Clay County Court Administrator has divorce and court records starting in 1931 and probate records starting 1885.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.