Calloway County, Kentucky Records
Calloway County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on November 3, 1822 from Hickman County. The county was named in honor of Richard Callaway (1724–1780), pioneer .
Calloway County is bordered by Marshall County (north), Trigg County (northeast), Stewart County, Tennessee (southeast), Henry County, Tennessee (south), Graves County (west).
Calloway County Cities and Towns include Hazel, Murray.
A Map of Calloway County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Calloway County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Calloway County, KY Courthouse
The Calloway County Courthouse is located in Murray, Kentucky. A courthouse fire destroyed some records in 1906. Learn More About State of Kentucky Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Calloway county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Callowayd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1823, Land Records from 1822 and Probate Records from 1836 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Calloway County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1856. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Calloway County Tax Information and Contacts. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over age twenty-one, young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses.
- Calloway County Elected Officials
Calloway County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Calloway County, Kentucky Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1911 to present
- Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 1958Â to present
- Locations:Â Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.
Calloway County, Kentucky Resources
- Calloway County Genealogical Society, 1405 Main Street, Murray KY 42071
- Calloway County, Kentucky Message Boards
Calloway County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Calloway County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Calloway Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Calloway County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Calloway County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Calloway Co. KYGenweb
- Calloway County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Calloway County, Kentucky Military Records
