title: Clay County
text: # Clay County
  
  Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:
  
  * Clay County, Alabama
  * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County)
  * Clay County, Florida
  * Clay County, Georgia
  * Clay County, Illinois
  * Clay County, Indiana
  * Clay County, Iowa (named for Henry Clay Jr., son of Henry Clay and a soldier in the Mexican–American War)
  * Clay County, Kansas
  * Clay County, Kentucky (named for Green Clay, cousin of Henry Clay, a member of the Kentucky state legislature)
  * Clay County, Minnesota
  * Clay County, Mississippi
  * Clay County, Missouri
  * Clay County, Nebraska
  * Clay County, North Carolina
  * Clay County, South Dakota
  * Clay County, Tennessee
  * Clay County, Texas
  * Clay County, West Virginia
  