Clay County

Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:

  • Clay County, Alabama
  • Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County)
  • Clay County, Florida
  • Clay County, Georgia
  • Clay County, Illinois
  • Clay County, Indiana
  • Clay County, Iowa (named for Henry Clay, Jr., son of Henry Clay and a soldier in the Mexican-American War)
  • Clay County, Kansas
  • Clay County, Kentucky (named for Green Clay, cousin of Henry Clay, a member of the Kentucky state legislature)
  • Clay County, Minnesota
  • Clay County, Mississippi
  • Clay County, Missouri
  • Clay County, Nebraska
  • Clay County, North Carolina
  • Clay County, South Dakota
  • Clay County, Tennessee
  • Clay County, Texas
  • Clay County, West Virginia


Famous quotes containing the words clay and/or county:

    “And here the precious dust is layd;
    Whose purely temper’d Clay was made
    So fine, that it the guest betray’d.

    Else the soule grew so fast within,
    It broke the outward shell of sinne,
    And so was hatch’d a Cherubin.”
    —Thomas Carew (1589–1639)

    “A horse, a buggy and several sets of harness, valued in all at about $250, were stolen last night from the stable of Howard Quinlan, near Kingsville. The county police are at work on the case, but so far no trace of either thieves or booty has been found.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)