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Clay County is situated in the second tier of counties south of the State of Nebraska, about one hundred miles west of the Missouri River, and lies on the east side of the sixth principal meridian. It is bounded on the north by Washington, on the east by Riley and Davis counties, on the south by Dickinson, and on the west by Ottawa and Cloud counties, between which extends the sixth principal meridian. It lies wholly within the valley of the Republican River, which enters at the northwest corner, and flows southeast through the center of the county, one-half of which consists of first and second bottom lands. It is, therefore, destined to be one of the richest agricultural counties in the State._1.

Organized in 1866. County Seat, Clay Center. Named in honor of the distinguished Kentucky statesman, Henry Clay, who was chosen United States Senator in 1806._2.

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Cemeteries
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Clay County Medical Directory 1920	4K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Military Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Clay County, KS 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll	1 kb	Nov 1997	Kenneth Thomas
Newspaper Articless
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
CLAY CENTER ECONOMIST (Clay County, Kansas): 1927	5 kb	Feb 1997	Sandra Lake Lassen
CLAY CENTER TIMES, PRIEST, LAMOREUX AND HENRY FAMILIES - 1887	16 kb	Feb 1997	Sandra Lake Lassen
Obituaries
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Carter, J B February 5, 1913	1K	Aug 2007	Tricia Teiber
Ludwig, Twila Lewis January 11, 1913	2K	Aug 2007	Tricia Teiber
Schools
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
CLAY CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Graduation 1909	3 kb	Apr 1997	Sandra Lake Lassen
Vital Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Vitals: Clay/Dickinson Counties, The Industry Herald (1886-1887)	9 kb	Apr 2002	Sheryl McClure
Birth Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Watson, Anna Johanna November 9, 1879	2K	Oct 2007	Dee Dee Sparks
Death Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Ervin, George Marie April 22, 1921	3K	Oct 2007	Dee Dee Sparks

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