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Callahan County Courthouse constructed in 1929
Callahan County was formed in 1858 from Bexar, Bosque and Travis Counties. It was named after James Hughes Callahan, a survivor of the Goliad massacre and leader of the Callahan Expedition. By 1875 land promoter Nelson Smith established the first town, Belle Plain, near the center of the county. Between 1858 and 1877 Callahan County was attached at different times to Bexar County, Eastland County and to Travis County for administrative and judicial purposes. In 1877 over 150 Callahan County residents petitioned to organize Callahan County. In July 1877 Callahan City was named the county seat but in October the same year Belle Plain became the county seat. In 1881 the railroad bypassed Belle Plain by some 6 miles and in early 1883 the county seat was moved to Baird where it remains today. Callahan County has a population approaching 12,000. Oil production, ranching and farming accounts for over 90% of the economy.
Hi, my name is Julie Walker the County Coordinator and I would like to welcome you to the
Callahan County TXGenWeb Project. I was born and raised in Callahan County, living my whole life in Baird. I'm very glad you stopped by and hope that you find
this website useful for your genealogical research. I will gladly do searches as time permits but I'm always in the need of
help in getting data on-line. If you'd be interested in helping, please let
me know. Should
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SITE INDEX
QUERIES
(Has access to various Message Boards - Ancestry.com and Rootsweb.com)
HINTS & TIPS
(Things to make your research a bit easier or at least keep you out of trouble)
CEMETERIES
(A list of County Cemeteries with burial listings as I find them)
LOST WORDS
(Has nothing to do with Genealogy but you might enjoy a trip into the past)
MAILING LISTS
(There is a lot more out there besides county and state. Have a look!)
CONNECTIONS
(A place to add strange facts and odd data you come across.)
UNKNOWN PICTURES
(a place for pictures of people and places you don't recognize -- maybe some one will!)
LOOKUP VOLUNTEERS
(People who have access to historical information and are willing to lookup information. How about you?)
CALLAHAN VITAL RECORDS
(Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Records for Callahan County.)
OTHER COUNTY RESOURCES
(Locations where you might find the information you need.)
COUNTY HISTORICAL MARKERS
(Where they are located and what they represent)
VALUABLE GENEALOGICAL WEBSITES
(A list of Internet URLs you can't live without.)
MILITARY PEOPLE, RECORDS AND EVENTS
(Mexican War, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI and WWII, Korea, Vietnam)
PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN CALLAHAN HISTORY
(Items of interest about our Pioneer Families or historical events.)
MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS OF PIONEER FAMILIES
(Birth, Death , Marriage Records, Obituaries, and Bible entries. Do you have any to add?
CALLAHAN COUNTY PHOTO ALBUM
Pictures of early Callahan County and it's people.
CALLAHAN COUNTY SURNAMES
Surnames of previous or current residents of Callahan County
ORGANIZING, ARCHIVING AND THE LIKE
Tips on how to organize for easier searching, take care of your treasures and more
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