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

Cemeteries

 * 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

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors


 * "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.
 * "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.

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

 * 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