Clay County, Minnesota

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Location: Clay County, Minnesota
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Contents 1 Clay County, Minnesota 2 Maps and Boundaries 3 Communities 3.1 Cities 3.2 Townships 4 Records and Resources 5 Sources

Clay County, Minnesota

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Clay County, located along the west border of Minnesota, was established in 1858 as Breckenridge County, named for John C. Breckenridge, Vice President of the United States from 1857-1861. After the Civil War started, Breckenridge joined the army of the South. Pressure by Minnesota residents resulted in the State Legislature of Minnesota passing a bill on March 6, 1862, rescinding the name of Breckenridge. The county was then renamed for Henry Clay (1777-1852). Clay was known as a statesman and orator, and called "The Great Pacificator". ^[1]

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Maps and Boundaries

• Norman County (north)
• Becker County (east)
• Otter Tail County (southeast)
• Wilkin County (south)
• Richland County, North Dakota (southwest)
• Cass County, North Dakota (west)

Communities

Cities

• Barnesville
• Comstock
• Dilworth
• Felton
• Georgetown
• Glyndon
• Hawley
• Hitterdal
• Moorhead (county seat)
• Sabin
• Ulen

Townships

• Alliance Township
• Barnesville Township
• Cromwell Township
• Eglon Township
• Elkton Township
• Elmwood Township
• Felton Township
• Flowing Township
• Georgetown Township
• Glyndon Township
• Goose Prairie Township
• Hagen Township
• Hawley Township
• Highland Grove Township
• Holy Cross Township
• Humboldt Township
• Keene Township
• Kragnes Township
• Kurtz Township
• Moland Township
• Moorhead Township
• Morken Township
• Oakport Township
• Parke Township
• Riverton Township
• Skree Township
• Spring Prairie Township
• Tansem Township
• Ulen Township
• Viding Township

Records and Resources

• https://claycountymn.gov/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_County,_Minnesota
• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Clay_County,_Minnesota_Genealogy
• https://claycountymn.gov/260/History-of-Clay-County
• https://archive.org/stream/historyofclaynor02turn/historyofclaynor02turn_djvu.txt
• https://www.hcscconline.org/
• https://www.hcscconline.org/clay-county-archives--research.html
• https://www.raogk.org/minnesota-genealogy/clay-county/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clay_County,_Minnesota

Sources

1. ↑ "History of Clay County | Clay County, MN - Official Website." Clay County. Accessed September 01, 2018. https://claycountymn.gov/260/History-of-Clay-County.