Welcome to   Clay County, West Virginia Genealogy Trails Hello, my name is Nancy Piper and I am your West Virginia State host. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please email me. Please include the County (and State) you are submitting data for. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page. [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. CLAY COUNTY DATA Biographies Birth Records Cemeteries History Census Death Records   Marriage Records Military Records Newspaper Gleanings Obituaries and Death Notices  Past Updates Recent Updates January 2025 History of Clay County (Virgil Lewis, 1889) November 2024 Death Notices: Levi Kelley, Wilson Children Postal News: F. M. Dorsey Appointment (1872), John Markey Appointment (1895), Elk River Name Change (1896) Accident News: Henry Long Fatally Injured (1890) Crime News: Boggess Convicted (1890), Stevenson Kills Back (1895), Saulsbury Captured (1895), Bragg Brothers Arrested for Murder (1898), Nottingham Killed by Constable Rogers (1900), Mrs. Boggs Murdered (1900) News-Fires: Boggs' Store Destroyed (1890) SEARCH OUR SITES SUBMIT YOUR DATA Clay County was named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Clay. Unincorporated Towns and Communities   Adonijah * Bentree * Bickmore * Big Otter * Booger Hole * Bomont * Clay Junction * Cressmont * Dille * Duck * Dundon * Enoch * Floe * Fola * Glen * Hartland * Harrison * Independence * Indore * Ivydale * Little Italy * Lizemores * Maysel * Mountain Home * O'Brion * Ovapa * Porter * Procious * Queen Shoals * Swandale * Valley Fork * Varneytown * Two Run * Wallback * Whetstone * Widen  Join our Genealogy Trails "Northeastern" States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For those researching in the States of : Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia SURROUNDING COUNTIES Nicholas County (southeast) Braxton County (northeast) Calhoun County (north) Roane County (northwest) Kanawha County (west) West Virginia State Site Genealogy Trails National Site Copyright © Genealogy Trails 2025 All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.