Beautiful Clay County, Kentucky is part of Appalachia. The county was created in 1807 and named for Green Clay, a cousin of Henry Clay, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Land was given from Floyd, Madison, and Knox counties to form Clay County. The county seat is Manchester. Clay County is within the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Surrounding counties are: Owsley County by Mike Dye, Perry County by Sheri Bush, Leslie County by Sheri Bush, Bell County is Adoptable, Knox County by Gayle Triller, Laurel County is Adoptable, and Jackson County is Adoptable.

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Important Places.
Clay County Historical Society 202 Main Street Manchester, KY 40962 (606) 598-5507	Clerk's Office 102 Richmond Road Suite 101 Manchester, KY 40962 Phone: (606) 598-2544	Clay County Library 211 Bridge Street Manchester, KY 40962 (606) 598-2617

Above: Clay County courthouse in Manchester, Kentucky.
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