Place:Clay, Florida, United States

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NameClay
Alt namesClaysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.983°N 81.833°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1858 - )
See alsoAlachua, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Columbia, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Duval, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
Census-designated place
Asbury Lake
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace
Middleburg
Deserted settlement
Black Creek
Inhabited place
Belair
Bellair
Belmore
Brewers Landing
Camp Echockotee
Doctors Inlet
Fellowship Park
Green Cove Springs
Hibernia
Highland
Hugh
Keystone Heights
Kingsley Beach
Kingsley Village
Lake Geneva
Lakeside
Leno
Loch Lommond
Magnolia Springs
Meadowbrook Terrace
Neilhurst
North Meadowbrook Terrace
Orange Park
Park of the Palms
Pass Station
Penney Farms
Peoria Siding
Rattlesnake Bend
Rideout
Ridgewood
Russell
Walkill
West Tocoi
Unknown
McRae
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Clay County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, the population was 218,245. Its county seat is Green Cove Springs. It is included in the Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area.

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History

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Clay County was created on December 31, 1858, from a section of Duval County. It is named in honor of Henry Clay, a famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.

Clay County was once a popular destination for tourists because of its hot springs and mild climate. Steamboats brought them to various hotels in Green Cove Springs, such as the St. Elmo, Clarendon, and Oakland. President Grover Cleveland was the most prominent of such tourists and had spring water shipped to the White House. Clay County's popularity among tourists peaked during the last three decades of the 19th century. Tourism later waned because of Henry Flagler's extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to other destinations such as Palm Beach and Miami.

The military has also played an important role in Clay County history. In 1939, Camp Blanding opened on Kingsley Lake in southwest Clay County. The Florida National Guard developed this complex. During World War II, it trained over 90,000 troops and became the fourth-largest "city" in the state. In Green Cove Springs, Lee Field was a flight training center. After World War II, Lee Field became a base for the mothball fleet. Although Lee Field closed in the early 1960s, Camp Blanding continues to operate today as a base for military training. Clay County is also a popular choice of residence for military personnel stationed on bases in nearby Duval County (NAS Jacksonville, NS Mayport, and, before it closed, NAS Cecil Field).

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1858 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1859 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1859 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1871 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 1,914
1870 2,098
1880 2,838
1890 5,154
1900 5,635
1910 6,116
1920 5,621
1930 6,859
1940 6,468
1950 14,323
1960 19,535
1970 32,059
1980 67,052
1990 105,986
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Clay County, Florida, United States

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External links

www.claycounttygov.com/

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