Clay County, Mississippi, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Clay County is in northeastern Mississippi’s Black Prairie region, with its county seat in West Point. Its landscape is part of a belt of fertile soils over limestone that supported the region’s agricultural development. The county was created in 1872 from portions of Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha counties. Originally called Colfax County, it took the name Clay County in 1876 in honor of Henry Clay. West Point forms part of the Golden Triangle region with nearby Columbus and Starkville.