Clay County (18 Counties)
Most (15 of 18) Clay Counties in the United States are named for Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman. One of the three exceptions is in Kentucky.
- Clay County, Alabama: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Arkansas: named for John Clayton, a member of the Arkansas state senate.
- Clay County, Florida: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Georgia: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Illinois: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Indiana: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Iowa: named for Henry Clay, Jr., a general who died during the Mexican-American War and the son of Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Kansas: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Kentucky: named for Green Clay, a general in the War of 1812 and a cousin of Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Minnesota: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Mississippi: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Missouri: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Nebraska: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, North Carolina: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, South Dakota: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Tennessee: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, Texas: named for Henry Clay.
- Clay County, West Virginia: named for Henry Clay.
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Famous quotes containing the words clay and/or county:
“As ye of clay were cast by kind,
So shall ye waste to dust.”
—Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)
“It would astonish if not amuse, the older citizens of your County who twelve years ago knew me a stranger, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working on a flat boat—at ten dollars per month to learn that I have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)