Historical Marker

Clay County Courthouse (Historical Marker)

Fort Gaines · Clay County

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Built in the early 1870s and looking more like an antebellum house than a courthouse, this brick building is the oldest courthouse in the Pataula Circuit and has served Clay County continuously since.

About this site

Clay County Courthouse is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.6042, -85.0487 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clay County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Clay County Courthouse, and Queen City of the Chattahoochee.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Fort Gaines, Clay County

“Clay County Courthouse” names 3 distinct records in Clay County. This page is the historical marker in Fort Gaines. The others:

📍 31.6042, -85.0487 · Fort Gaines, Clay County

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