Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy

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

African Americans

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

Local Histories

 * Jones, Jefferson F. "Missouri has 113 counties and 1 kingdom". p. 88. last article in publication. Copy available at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Williamson, Hugh P. The Kingdom of Callaway.original published: [s.l.] : [s.n.], 19--. 80 p. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Callaway County, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, towns and villages : together with a condensed history of Missouri, a reliable and detailed history of Callaway County--its pioneer record, resources, biographical sketches of prominent citizens, general and local statistics of great value, incidents and reminiscences. 1884 edition published by National Historical Company, St. Louis. Available online at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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)
 * 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:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images
 * 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
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images

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
 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * 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 Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 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.

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Fulton Missouri Family History Center
 * Jefferson City Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society P.O. Box 6073 513 Court Street Fulton, MO 65251 Phone: 573-642-0570

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * 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
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)