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.
Counties of Mississippi
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