Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Callaway County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1888; County Recorder has marriage and land records; Clerk Ciruit Court has divorce records; Probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1820--Callaway County was created 25 November 1820 from Montgomery County. County seat: Fulton

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Callaway County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Audrain
 * Boone
 * Cole
 * Montgomery
 * Osage

African American

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

Maps

 * Family Maps of (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.

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.

Births

 * 1865-1871 - Callaway County Birth Index 1865-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1821-1882 - Callaway County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1821-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Callaway County Marriage Books E thru G Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fulton Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.