Welcome to Clay ...

So far, we found very little information about Clay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clay, please Contact Us.

Clay would have been located within present day Shelby County<2>.

The location of Clay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clay is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clay was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clay would have been located in the (901) area code.

Communities Also Named Clay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Clay - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clay.

Communities near Clay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clay.

• Memphis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• Bartlett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
• Southaven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
• Collierville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <5>
• Olive Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
• Germantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <5>
• Spring Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <5>
• Lakeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay. See our Newspapers Page for Clay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/