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CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Panhandle

32° 17' 24" N, 99° 22' 12" W (32.29, -99.37)

Population: 13,708 (2020)
13,544 (2010) 12,905 (2000) 11,859 (1990)

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
  • Callahan County TX

    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, forum...

    County Seat - Baird

  • 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

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


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


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


    Callahan County 1920s map
    Callahan County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    Callahan County

    1936 Texas Centennial Marker

    TX - Callahan County 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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