Welcome to Clay County ...

Time Zone: Clay County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Manchester is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1807. Clay was created by taking area from Madison, Floyd and Knox Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 19,901 people. This is a decrease of 8.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,660 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.5% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Clay County
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• Websites for nearby counties
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  • Jackson County
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  • Knox County
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  • Perry County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Clay County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Clay County