Callaway County, Missouri Records

Callaway County, Missouri (Map It) was created on November 25, 1820 from Boone County, Howard County and Montgomery County. The county was named in honor of James Callaway (1783-1815), soldier during the War of 1812 and grandson of Daniel Boone.

Callaway County is bordered by Audrain County (north), Montgomery County (east), Osage County (south), Cole County (southwest), Boone County (west).

Callaway County Cities and Towns include Auxvasse, Cedar City, Fulton, Holts Summit, Jefferson City, Kingdom City, Lake Mykee Town, Mokane, New Bloomfield, Portland, Tebbetts, Williamsburg. Callaway County is divided into 18 townships.

A Map of Callaway County, Missouri contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Callaway County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The Callaway County Courthouse is located in Fulton, Missouri. 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 Callaway 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.

• Callaway County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1821 and Land Records from 1821. 
• Callaway County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1821 and Court & Divorce Records from 1821.
• Callaway County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883-88. 
• Callaway County Tax Assessor Office is responsible for appraising and assessing real estate property and person property for the purpose of taxation as well as transferring ownership of real estate, and keeping real estate maps up to date.
• Local Records Inventory Database, produced by the Missouri Local Records Preservation Program, is a compilation of inventories of local government records identified as having permanent or enduring value and housed primarily in county and municipal offices, but includes some libraries, museums, and historical and genealogical societies that maintain government records. Not all Missouri offices have been inventoried.
• Callaway County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

Callaway County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri 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: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1844-1881
• 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

Callaway County, Missouri Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1910 to present
• Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
• Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
• Locations: Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387

Callaway County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society
• Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
• Genealogical Society of Central Missouri
• New Bloomfield Area Historical Society
• Callaway County Civil War Heritage
• Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 715, Jefferson City, MO 65102
• Callaway County, Missouri Message Boards
• Callaway County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

Callaway County, Missouri External Links

• Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Callaway County, Missouri Books - Amazon
• Callaway Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
• History of Callaway County Missouri 1884
• Guide to Callaway County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
• Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Callaway County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
• Callaway County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
• Callaway County, Missouri Military Records