Callahan County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Callahan County

Guide to Callahan County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, and land records from 1877; District Clerk has divorce and court records

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Cities, Towns and Communities: | Admiral | Atwell | | Clyde | Cottonwood |  | Denton Valley | Eula | Oplin |  | Rowden

Neighboring Counties
Brown •  Coleman  •  Eastland  •  Shackelford  •  Taylor  •  Jones  •  Stephens

Resources

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

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * 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
 * Texas Land Grants Database Search from the Texas General Land Office

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.
 * Belle Plain, Texas: The Ghost Town in Callahan, 1972 by Thomas Robert Havins
 * 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.
 * Cross Plains Remembered : Photos, Memories &amp; A Little Bit of Everything Else, 2011, Cross Plains Remembered, Volume 2, 2012 and Cross Plains Remembered, Volume 3, 2012 by the Barbarian Festival Committee. 352 pages each. Available at the Cross Plains Library.
 * Footsteps of Approaching Thousands, a History of the Early Days of Cross Plains, 2011 by Ann Beeler. Available from the Cross Plains Library.
 * 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 TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Cross Plains Veterans Memorial website Listing of all of the 3000+ veterans from Cross Plains and the surrounding area, from Civil War through Afghanistan, whose names are on the memorial. Photographs of the stone tablets, photographs, obituaries and information on 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
 * Texas Muster Rolls and Military Records for 1835 &amp; 1836 Complete List ~ TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * 6th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E

Newspapers

 * Baird Banner
 * Clyde Journal P O Box 979117 So. 1st St. Clyde, Texas 79510 325-893-4244 [[Image:]]325-893-4244 
 * Cross Plains Review P O Box 519116 S.E. 1st St. Cross Plains, Texas 76443 254-725-6111 [[Image:]]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.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Callahan County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Callahan County ~ Partial listing of Obituaries For Callahan County ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch
 * 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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Callahan County Marriages Index 1877-1965 from the Callahan County Homepage
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Marriage Records of Callahan County ~Partial list of Marriages of Callahan County~Hidden Ancestors 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005     Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 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: Monday, Wednesday &amp; Thursday 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.; Tuesday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Closed Friday

Web Sites

 * Callahan County, AHGP Site
 * Callahan County TXGenWeb site
 * Callahan County Homepage
 * CottonwoodTexas.com History, genealogy and local information about the Cottonwood community; Surname list.
 * CrossPlains.com
 * Links for Callahan County - Linkpedium
 * Hidden Ancestors
 * Hidden Ancestors