Welcome to Clay County ...

Time Zone: Clay County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ashland is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1866. Clay was created by taking area from Randolph and Talladega Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 13,235 people. This is a decrease of 4.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,898 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.29% of the total population of Alabama.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Alabama
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  • Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History

• Websites specific to Clay County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Cleburne County
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  • Coosa County
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  • Randolph County
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  • Talladega County
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  • Tallapoosa County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Clay County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Clay County