History:
Founded: 1861Formed from the eastern part of Cherokee County.
Named in honor of Henry Clay, U.S. Secretary of State and Senator
County area: 221 square miles
Land area: 215 square miles
Water area: 6 square miles
First white settler: John Covington Moore
Commissioners held their first meeting in the Methodist Church near Fort Hembree.
Population:
2000: 8,775
1990: 7,155
Townships:
Hayesville
Brasstown
Hiawassee
Shooting Creek
Sweetwater
Tusquittee
Warne
Adjacent Countys:
Macon County, NC
Rabun County, GA
Towns County, GA
Union County, GA
Cherokee County, NC
