Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Callaway County, Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The county was named for James Callaway. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Callaway County Courthouse 10 E. 5th Street Fulton, MO 65251-1700 Phone: 573-642-0730 Callaway County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1888. County Recorder has marriage and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce records. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Callaway County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries
 * Callaway County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-3, 6 at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

African Americans

 * 1865-1915 Callaway County Colored Marriage Books A thru C Index 1865-1915. Batch at FamilySearch.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * History of Callaway County, Missouri. 1884. St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The Kingdom of Callaway. n.d. By Hugh P. Williamson. n.p.: n.p. Online at: FamilySearch
 * "Missouri has 113 counties and 1 kingdom". n.d. By Jefferson F. Jones. n.p.: n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Catalog
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. By Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * An illustrated historical atlas of Callaway County, Missouri. 1876. By Edwards Brothers. n.p.: n.p.. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Callaway County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Callaway County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Illustrated Historical Atlas of Callaway County, Mo. Standard atlas of Callaway County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * Standard atlas of Callaway County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage/
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * Weant, Kenneth. Callaway County, Missouri: The Veterans. Vol. 5A Callaway County, Missouri Veterans Ancestry ($)
 * Weant, Kenneth. Veterans List of Callaway County Callaway County, Missouri Veterans Ancestry ($)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Regiments Service men in Callaway County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Callaway County, Missouri:
 * - 1st Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 1st Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H
 * - 61st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company M

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news that included residents from Callaway County communities.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images $

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1910-2022 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1821-1882 Callaway County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1821-1882. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1870-1922 Callaway County, Missouri Marriages, 1870-1922 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1881-1885 Callaway County Marriage Books E thru G Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1888-1910 Callaway County, Missouri, Obituaries, 1888-1910 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1900-1948 Callaway County, Missouri Deaths, 1900-1948 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910-1930 Callaway County, Missouri Obituaries, 1910-30 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920-1955 Callaway County, Missouri Obituaries, 1920-55 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Fulton Missouri FamilySearch Center
 * Jefferson City Missouri FamilySearch Center

Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies

 * Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society P.O. Box 6073 Fulton, MO 65251 Phone: 573-642-0570 Email: [mailto:museum@callawaymohistory.org museum@callawaymohistory.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * Callaway County Missouri Genealogy Research. Contains information for researching genealogy in Callaway County MO, Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)