Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Callaway County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and 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 of the Circuit 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
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * 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.

Cemeteries

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

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Jones, Jefferson F. "Missouri has 113 counties and 1 kingdom". p. 88. last article in publication.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Williamson, Hugh P. The Kingdom of Callaway.original published: [s.l.] : [s.n.], 19--. 80 p.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * 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.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * 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.

Military

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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — 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

 * 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
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — 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.com — index and images $
 * 1821 - 1882 - Callaway County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1821-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1870 - 1922 Callaway County, Missouri Marriages, 1870-1922 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1881 - 1885 - Callaway County Marriage Books E thru G Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1888 = 1910 Callaway County, Missouri, Obituaries, 1888-1910 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1900 - 1948 Callaway County, Missouri Deaths, 1900-1948 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1910 - 1930 Callaway County, Missouri Obituaries, 1910-30 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1920 - 1955Callaway County, Missouri Obituaries, 1920-55 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

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


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

Family History Centers



 * Fulton Missouri Family History Center 1603 Kingswood Dr, Fulton, MO 65251-1382 United States Location Map