Ashland is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,037 at the 2010 census. Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a courthouse. …Ashland is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,037 at the 2010 census. Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a courthouse. In 1871 Ashland was incorporated and named for 19th century statesman Henry Clay's Kentucky estate home.
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