Clay County ILGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of those who have lived in Clay County, Illinois, at any point in their history.

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  COUNTY FORMATION

  Clay County was created in 23 Dec 1824.
   The original boundries were carved from Crawford, Fayette, and Wayne counties.

  Clay county was named in honor of Henry Clay, a lawyer, planter, statesman, and skilled orator.
  "Clay’s personal magnetism made him one of America’s best-loved politicians;
  his elaborate scheming made him one of the most cordially hated.
  Through it all he displayed remarkable consistency of purpose: he was a nationalist,
  devoted to the economic development and political integration of the United States." A+E Networks