Red Clay is an unincorporated community in Whitfield County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

[1] Red Clay was the site of Cherokee Indian seasonal gatherings in the 1830s.

[1] The community's name is an accurate preservation of the native Cherokee-language name Elawa'-Diyi, meaning "Red-earth place".

[2] A post office called Red Clay was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1905.

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