History
The History Of
About 7,800 people reside in Clay County, with just under 1,500 of them living in Celina. Farming and the timber industry have been large components of the Clay County economy since its inception. The garment industry was the dominant economic force for the better part of 40 years, until he mid-1990’s. Today, Cumberland River Hospital and the Clay County Board of Education are the largest employers in the county.
Looking back

“The Great Compromiser”
Clay wanted to be President. He ran unsuccessfully for President three times and sought his party’s nomination for the presidency two more times. Clay was known as “The Great Compromiser.” Clay was a bitter political enemy of former President Andrew Jackson, for whom a neighboring county is named.

Cordell Hull —
First law office was in
Clay County, Tennessee