Callaway County, Missouri
Portion of 1850 land map of Missouri. The approximate location of the Robert Newsom farm is indicated by the red dot.
1860 map showing the slave census (by %) in Missouri counties.
Note that the counties with the most slaves, including Callaway County, bordered or were close to the Missouri River.
Note that the counties with the most slaves, including Callaway County, bordered or were close to the Missouri River.
Portion of an 1897 map of Fulton, Missouri. The original town, roughly as it existed at the time Fulton was the site of Celia's trial in 1855, is outlined in black.