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History · Blue Clay Farms

Half of Blue Clay Farms’ homes were built after 2015

Most of Blue Clay Farms was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2015. Below: maps from 1947 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Blue Clay Farms’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blue Clay Farms are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Blue Clay Farms, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blue Clay Farms yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blue Clay Farms is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Blue Clay Farms is located in the statistical township of Cape Fear. Its population was 168 as of the 2020 census. Blue Clay Farms was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 United States census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 33 to 168 (+409%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Blue Clay Farms on the map, 1947 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blue Clay Farms. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Blue Clay Farms on the 1947 USGS mapBlue Clay Farms on the 1970 USGS mapBlue Clay Farms on the 1980 USGS mapBlue Clay Farms on the 1997 USGS map1947Rocky Point sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Blue Clay Farms.

Famous people

Famous people close to Blue Clay Farms

Nobody well known was born in Blue Clay Farms itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ariana DeBoseAmerican actress · b. 1991
Sugar Ray LeonardAmerican boxer · b. 1956
Charlie DanielsAmerican singer and musician · b. 1936
Percy HeathAmerican musician · b. 1923
John Baptista AsheAmerican politician · b. 1748
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Samm-Art WilliamsAmerican playwright and screenwriter · b. 1946
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

NorthchaseIts storyD−Wrightsboro1 historic placeB−Skippers CornerIts storyD−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.