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Clay County

 

Clay County was created form parts of Early and Randolph counties in 1854.  It was named for Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky.  There are two incorporated municipalities within the county:  Fort Gaines, the county seat, and Bluffton.

Fort Gaines grew up around a fort on the Chattahoochee River established to protect settlers during the Creek Indian Wars.  The town, named for the fort's builder, General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, became a shipping point for cotton planters for many miles on both sides of the Chattahoochee River.  Remaining a key market until about 1858, when railroads replaced river freight.

 

 

Clay County Courthouse

 

Clay County Official Website

 

Clay County Solid Waste Management Plan 2007

DRAFT

 

 

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Click on the links below for information on Clay County's Comprehensive Plan:

 Clay County Community Assessment  

Clay County Community Involvement

 

Comprehensive Plan Map Information:

Clay County Land Use & Character Area Map

City of Ft. Gaines Land Use & Character Area Map

City of Bluffton Character Area Map

 

For questions or comments regarding the Comprehensive Plan, please e-mail Allison Slocum

 

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