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Parent County:
Cooke
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Year Organized or Formed:
1861 |
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Records Available at County Clerk's Office
Birth and death records from 1903-present
Marriage Records from 1874-present
Divorce and land records from 1873-present
Civil Court records from 1876 to present | |
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Clay County Courthouse 1939
(Courtesy of TXDoT) |
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Clay County
100 N Bridge St
Henrietta, TX 76365
Phone: (940) 538-4631 | |
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History of Clay County (From Handbook of Texas Online)
Clay County was marked off from Cooke County on December 24, 1857, and named for Kentucky statesman Henry Clay; the population of the new county was only 109 in 1860. On the eve of the Civil War, Henrietta, the largest community, had ten homes and a general store. Indians, however, remained a constant threat at this time, and the army conducted regular patrols of the area. The county was organized in 1861, but it was largely abandoned the following year because of the removal of federal troops during the war. |
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