Callahan County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1858--Callahan County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar, Travis and Bosque Counties. County seat: Baird

The county was named for James H. Callahan, military leader

Populated Places
Cities, Towns and Communities: | Baird | Clyde | Cottonwood | Cross Plains | Eula | Oplin | Putnam | Rowden

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Coleman
 * Eastland
 * Shackelford
 * Taylor

Resources

 * Look-Up Volunteer for Callahan County~Callahan County, TXGenWeb
 * Other Callahan County Resouces~Useful resources of Callahan County~Callahan County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Callahan County ~A list of County Cemeteries with burial listings~ Callahan County, TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Land

 * Callahan County General Index of Deeds Callahan County Homepage

Local Histories

 * "Early Days in Callahan County," 1966, by Brutus Clay Christman.
 * "I Remember Callahan," 1986 Callahan County Historical Commission. Order from: Georgia Yawn, Chairman 100 West 4th Street, Suite 100 Baird, Texas 79504 Name index to "I Remember Callahan" from the Callahan County Homepage.
 * "Cottonwood's My Home: Recipes, Memories, History," 2007, Cottonwood Historical Association. Also, "Supplement to Cottonwood's My Home," and "Cottonwood's My Home: Vol. 2." Cottonwood History, Family Histories, Recipes, Old Photographs. Order from the Cottonwood Historical Association.
 * "Crossties to Callahan: The Family of Alfred Dayton Williams," 1981, by J. D. Williams.
 * "The Hills of Home," 1949 by John Berry. Story of the author's growing up in Clyde, Texas.
 * "Nubbin Ridge: My Boyhood on a Texas Farm," 1960 by Lewis Nordyke. Story of Nordyke's growing up in the Cottonwood/Turkey Creek area in the 1910s-1920s.
 * Texas Museums List of all museums in Texas ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Cross Plains Veterans Memorial website. Listing of all of the veterans on the memorial, photographs of the stone tablets, photographs of many of the veterans.
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers
Callahan County Baird Star Newspaper online two weeks after publication date.

Baird Banner

Clyde Journal PO Box 979 117 So. 1st St. Clyde, Texas 79510 325-893-4244

Cross Plains Review P O Box 519 116 S.E. 1st St. Cross Plains, Texas 76443 254-725-6111

Back Issues of the Cross Plains Review, 1911-1975, and the Baird-Callahan County Star, 1888-1935, are available for viewing on microfilm at the Cross Plains Library.

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas Land Title Abstracts ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of Callahan County ~Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Records for Callahan County
 * Callahan County Marriages Index 1877-1965 from the Callahan County Homepage
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Callahan County Historical Commission
 * Cottonwood Historical Association P. O. Box 704 Cross Plains, TX 76443
 * Cross Plains Area Genealogy Society


 * Callahan County Public Library &amp; Pioneer Museum Courthouse, 100 W 4th B1 Baird, TX 79504-5305 325-854-1718
 * Clyde Public Library 121 Oak St. Clyde, TX 75910 325-893-5315
 * Cross Plains Public Library 149 N Main St. P.O. Box 333 Cross Plains, TX 76443 254-725-7722 Hours: 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday

Web Sites

 * Callahan County TXGenWeb site
 * Callahan County Homepage
 * CottonwoodTexas.com History, genealogy and local information about the Cottonwood community; Surname list; Cottonwood Historical Association.
 * Links for Callahan County - Linkpedium
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Hidden Ancestors