Clay County, Mississippi

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Clayton is a county in Mississippi. It was formed in 1871 (as Colfax; renamed 1876) from the following county/ies: Chickasaw/Lowndes/Oktibbeha. Clayton began keeping birth records in ——, marriage records in 1872, and death records in ——. It began keeping land records in 1872, probate records in 1872, and court records in 1872. For more information, contact the county at West Point 39773-0815. On the attached map, Clayton is located at C7.

For information about the state of Mississippi see Mississippi Family History Research.

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