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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>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clay is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Clay was located: 901

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)
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Southaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Collierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Germantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Horn Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.