Clay County, Arkansas Databases


Formed in 1873 from parts of Greene and Randolph Counties



Census Records on line


1880 Bradshaw Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Cache Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Carpenter Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Chalk Bluff Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Town of Corning Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 St Francis Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Haywood Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Johnson Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Kilgore Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Oak Bluff Twp Clay Co Census by Bill Couch
1880 Full Census by Family Search - LDS

1900 Chalk Bluff Twp Clay Co Census by Rootsweb

Vital Records


1881-1907 Western District Marriages (Corning area) by Rootsweb
1893-1924 Eastern District Index Marriages by USGenweb
3 Marriage Records:
Cole-Bolton Marriage 6-27-1998 | Holifield-Qualls Marriage 7-7-1973 | Holifield-McGinnis Marriage 1-4-1941 by USGenweb

4 Clay Co Births recorded in Greene Co by USGenweb

Index to Black's Mortuary Funerals July 1944-Sept 1951 Corning, Ark by USGenweb
"The Grim Reaper's Footsteps Across the Nation" Index Deaths by surname 1893-1925
A-D and E-K and L-Q and R-Z by USGenweb

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions


All Known Cemeteries in Clay Co by Topozones

Boyd Family Burials in Clay Co, Ark by ClanBoyd
Clay County Cemetery Surname Index by USGenweb
Corning CemeteryCorning, Ark by Bill Couch
Corning Cemetery same as above Corning, Ark by USGenweb
Gravel Hill Cemetery Piggott, Ark by USGenweb
Hall Cemetery W of St Francis Ark by USGenweb
Hitt Cemetery Datto/Success area by USGenweb
Marys Chapel Cemetery N of Rector, Ark by USGenweb
Nelson Cemetery off Hwy 67 Peach Orchard, Ark by USGenweb
Redenbo Cemetery E of Corning, Ark by USGenweb
Richwoods Cemetery Datto, Ark by USGenweb
Scatterville Cemetery County Rd 404 W of Rector (no longer used "vacant") [surnames include: Allen and McNiel Families Nancy McNiel died 1890 Cook family and H. W. Granade died 1870 Captain W. T. Morris died 1902] By Arkansas Preservation Society
Williams Cemetery #1 Rector, Ark by USGenweb
Williams Cemetery #2 (6 total) by Williams Genealogy Corning area
*There is also a 3rd Williams Cemetery, known as Old Williams in Rector*
Woodland Cemetery Rector, Ark by Bill Couch
Woodland Cemetery (same as above) Rector, Ark by USGenweb

Military Records


Some Veteran Burials in Clay Co various Cemeteries by ALHN

Arkansas in the Civil War by Bill Couch
3rd Arkansas Infantry History by Bill Couch
......Company F
Roster (from Chalks Bluff area) by Bill Couch

8th Arkansas Infantry History by Bill Couch
......Company D
Roster (Green Co) by Bill Couch
30th Arkansas Infantry History by Bill Couch
......Company F
Roster Green Co by Bill Couch

Pension Record of Philan, J. Mexican War by USGenweb

WWII Casualties Clay Co Army & Airforce by Access Genealogy

Clay Co Casualties Korean War by USGenweb

Newspapers and Obituaries


8 Obituaries submitted by Rootsweb
42 Obituaries submitted by USGenweb
14 additional obituaries from USGenweb
Clay Co Obituaries January 1998 to June 1998 by USGenweb
Clay Co Obituaries July 1998 to December 1998 by USGenweb
Clay Co Obituaries January 1999 to June 1999 by USGenweb
Clay Co Obituaries July 1999 to December 1999

Jonesboro Sun (archived June 2002-present) Jonesboro On Line
The Piggott Times on line (archived 14 days) by Piggott Times
The Town Crier NE Ark (archived 14 days) by TheTownCrier
The Clay County Democrat (archived 14 days) by ClaycountyDemocrat
Tri-City Tribune (archived 14 days) by Tri-CityTribune

Estates - Wills - Taxes


Estate Settlements of February 1897 Various names by USGenweb

Estate of James M. White, Probated 1893 by USGenweb

Clay County Will Indexes 1880s-1918s by USGenweb

Land Records and Miscellaneous


1820 - 1908 Clay Co Land Records by USGenweb extracted Bureau of Land Management

Townships, Communities, and Post Offices of Clay Co by ALHN

Penetentiary Records 1918-1920 Clay Co by Rootsweb

Bibles and Bio's


Goodspeed Publishing Biographical & Historical Memoirs of NE Arkansas
Surnames
A-L and M-Z by Bill Couch
Pfeiffer Family Bio's and Photos by Hemingway Musuem

Local History


Book: Life & Times of Clay County Residents as published in the Courier Newspaper Index only
1893 - 1899 and 1900-1901 and 1902-1903 and 1904-1905 and 1906-1907 and 1908-1909 and 1910 and 1911 and 1912 and 1913 and 1914 and 1915 and 1916 and 1917 and 1919-1920 and 1921-1923 and 1924-1925 by USGenweb

History of Clay Co by Bill Couch
1870 County Map of Arkansas (prior to Clay establishment) by SEGenealogy
History (index) of the Baptist Current River Association by USGenweb
Scatterville Early Settlers (pdf file-acrobate reader required) by Arkansas Preservation

School Records


Class of 1964 Rector High School is starting a project RectorArkansas.com
Class of 1914 Greenway School at Haywood Twp by USGenweb

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries


Clay County, AR Genealogical and Historical Society
361 West Main Street
Piggott, AR 72454

Rector Library

Corning Public Library
613 Pine Street
Corning, AR 72422
(870) 857-3453

Clay County Clerk's Office (Western District)
800 W 2nd Street
Corning AR 72422
(870) 857-3480

Office of the County Clerk (Eastern District)
P O Box 306
Piggott, AR 72454-0306
(870)598-2813

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum
Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Pauline Pfeiffer
1021 W. Cherry
Piggott, Ark 72422

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