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Clay County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama.As of the 2020 census the population was 14,236. [1] Its county seat is Ashland. [2] Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.
English: This is a locator map showing Clay County in Alabama. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36 and Native Americans still occupied large areas of land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903. [6] Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3]
Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a courthouse. In 1871 Ashland was incorporated and named for 19th century statesman Henry Clay's Kentucky estate home. [4]
Alabama State Routes 9, 48, and 49 are the main routes through the city. AL-9 runs through the downtown area, leading northeast 28 mi (45 km) to Heflin along Interstate 20 and southwest 6 mi (9.7 km) to Ashland, the Clay County seat. AL-48 begins in the eastern part of the city and leads east 16 mi (26 km) to Wedowee.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map. [1]
This 1950 Bentley, with only 70,000 miles on the odometer, was on display (and on sale for $55,000) Nov. 5, 2023, during the Clay County Car Show and Swap Meet in Lineville.
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