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Clay City is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

Clay City, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°29′09″N 87°48′24″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	116199[1]

History

The community is named for the surrounding deposits of clay.[2]

Clay City was formerly home to brick and tile manufacturers. The tile used in the former Fairhope City Hall was made in Clay City.[3] The first pottery works in Clay City was established on the banks of the Fish River in 1850, and remained in operation until 1900. Another pottery works was established in 1940, and its kilns can still be seen today.[4]

References

"Clay City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
Harriet Brill Outlaw (10 August 2015). Haunted Baldwin County, Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-62619-874-6.
"About Us". tomjonespottery.net. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Bay Minette
Cities	Bay Minette Daphne Fairhope Foley Gulf Shores Orange Beach Robertsdale Spanish Fort	Map of Alabama highlighting Baldwin County
Towns	Elberta Loxley Magnolia Springs Perdido Beach Silverhill Summerdale
CDPs	Bon Secour Lillian Perdido Point Clear Stapleton Stockton
Other unincorporated communities	Barnwell Battles Wharf Belforest Blacksher Bromley Carpenter's Station Clay City Crossroads Elsanor Fort Morgan Gasque Gateswood Hurricane Josephine Latham Little River Malbis Marlow Miflin Montrose Oak Ono Island Oyster Bay Pine Grove Rabun Seacliff Seminole Swift Tensaw Yelling Settlement
Ghost town	Blakeley
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