CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS

32°17'N 99°22'W

Population: 13,708 (2020) 13,544 (2010)
Total area: 901 square miles (2,330 km2)
899 square miles (2,330 km2) land
1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) water

Callahan County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Shackelford County (N) Eastland County (E) Brown County (SE) Coleman County (S) Taylor County (W) Jones County (NW)

Callahan County History

1936 Centennial Marker:

CALLAHAN COUNTY
Formed from Bexar Territory
Created February 1, 1858
Recreated August 21, 1876
Organized July 3, 1877

Named in Honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856
soldier in the Texas Revolution
captain of the Texas Rangers.

County Seat, Callahan City, 1877
Belle Plain, 1877-1883;
Baird, since two early military roads, the Chisholm Trail, and the first government telegraph line traversed this region.

Callahan County Courthouse

Callahan County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson

Callahan County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Baird
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Admiral ghost town

Baird County seat

Belle Plain ghost town

Callahan City ghost town

Chautauqua ghost town

Clyde

Cottonwood

Cross Plains

Denton ghost town

Dressy ghost town

Eula

Oplin

Putnam

Callahan County, Texas Vintage Maps

1882 Map showing Callahan County as well as Jones, Taylor & Shackelford Counties
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Callahan County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Callahan County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Callahan County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Callahan County

1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Centennial Marker on courthouse front lawn in Baird
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2009

Baird TX - Callahan County Courthouse & Centennial Marker

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2009
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TEXAS TOWN LIST
Alphabetical Listing of over 3300 Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns:
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