Clay County WV Genealogy

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Clay Records by Type

Birth Records (12)
Cemetery Records (293)
Census Records (26)
Church Records (1)
Death Records (12)
Histories and Genealogies (5)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (6)
Map Records (2)
Marriage Records (10)
Military Records (6)
Miscellaneous Records (3)
Newspapers and Obituaries (4)
Probate Records (8)
School Records (4)
Tax Records (1)

Clay County Records by City/Town

Bickmore Genealogy (28)
Big Otter Genealogy (28)
Bomont Genealogy (39)
Clay Genealogy (33)
Dille Genealogy (29)
Duck Genealogy (35)
Elkhurst Genealogy (26)
Enoch Genealogy (31)
Fola Genealogy (26)

Glen Genealogy (28)
Harrison Genealogy (35)
Indore Genealogy (32)
Ivydale Genealogy (37)
Lizemores Genealogy (34)
Maysel Genealogy (38)
O'Brion Genealogy (27)
Ovapa Genealogy (26)
Procious Genealogy (34)

Overview of Clay County Records

Clay County was created in 1858 from Nicholas County.
Birth records for 1917 and later, marriage records for 1921 and later, and death records for 1917 and later can be obtained from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources .
The Clay County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, land, and probate records starting in 1858.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.