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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Kentucky]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Webster County, Kentucky|Webster County]]''
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Guide to '''Webster County Kentucky genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Coal_Fields Western Coal Fields] region.  
Guide to '''Webster County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.


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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
|organized= February 29, 1860
|county seat= Dixon
|parent county= [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]], [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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|county1= [[Caldwell County, Kentucky Genealogy|Caldwell]]
|county2= [[Crittenden County, Kentucky Genealogy|Crittenden]]
|county3= [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]]
|county4= [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]]
|county5= [[McLean County, Kentucky Genealogy|McLean]]
|county6= [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union]]</br><center>[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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|county courthouse= {{KYWebstercourthouse}}
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== County Information ==


{{Infobox U.S. County
=== Description ===
| county = Webster County
Webster County was named for Daniel Webster. The county is located in the northwestern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky."</ref>
| adoption_sign = Adoption KYGenWeb
| custom_text = <center>and its representative<br>'''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kywebste/ Webster Co. KYGenWeb]'''</center>
| county_map = Ky-webster.png
| state = Kentucky
| state_map = Kentucky.png
| founded year = 1860
| founded date = February 29
| seat wl = Dixon
}}


== Webster County Kentucky Courthouse  ==
=== County Courthouse ===
{{KY Courthouse Intro|Webster}}
'''Webster County Courthouse'''<br>25 Main Street<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0155<br>Phone: 270-639-7006<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[http://www.webstercountyky.com/ Webster County Website]


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=== Webster County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===
{{KY Record Dates Intro|Webster}}
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for {{PAGENAME}} Government Records'''</center>
| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.</ref></center>
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| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Webster County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Birth]]*'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Webster County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Webster County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Death]]*'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Webster County, Kentucky#Census|Census]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="16.6%" | <center>[[Webster County, Kentucky#Land|'''Deeds''']]</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Webster County, Kentucky#Probate|Wills]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
|-
|-
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1874
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1874
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1978
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1860</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| width="100%" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''*'''Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing</center>
| colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center>
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[[Image:{{KYWebstercourthouse}}]]&nbsp; <br>
=== Record Loss ===
 
{|
[http://webstercountyclerk.ky.gov/ Webster County Courthouse]<br>25 Main Street<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0155<br>Phone: 270.639.7006<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Kentucky page 275, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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== Webster County Kentucky History  ==
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
<div style="width: 147%; float: left">
==== Parent County  ====
 
'''1860--'''Webster County was created 29 February 1860&nbsp;from [[Henderson County, Kentucky|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins]] and [[Union County, Kentucky|Union ]]Counties.<br>'''County seat: '''Dixon <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 
==== Boundary Changes  ====


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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KY Boundary Changes Intro|Webster}}
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*'''1860--'''Webster County was created 29 February 1860&nbsp;from [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]] and [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]Counties.<br>
*'''County seat:''' Dixon<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kentucky Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KY Kentucky Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes
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==== County Pronunciation  ====
==== County Pronunciation  ====


*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ky-webster.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Dorothy Murphy (b. 1927), life-long resident of Central City, Ky. (2011)</ref>
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ky-webster.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Dorothy Murphy (b. 1927), life-long resident of Central City, Ky. (2011)</ref>


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Populated Places ===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,233,c,webster.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Kentucky," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky, accessed
14 September 2018.</ref>             
 
{{populated places
<!--cities column------------------->
| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay,_Kentucky Clay]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon,_Kentucky Dixon] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Kentucky Providence]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughters,_Kentucky Slaughters]
</div>
| cities-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatcroft,_Kentucky Wheatcroft]</div>
<!--towns column------------------->
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| unincorp-col1=<div>
* Bellville
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackford,_Kentucky Blackford]
* Breton
* Derby
* Diamond
* Elmwood
* Fairmont
* Free Union</div>


== Webster County Kentucky Places/Localities  ==
| unincorp-col2=<div>
* Gatesville
* Hearin
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly,_Kentucky Jolly]
* Lisman
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Zion,_Kentucky Little Zion]
* Ortiz
* Pratt
* Rock Spring</div>


==== Populated Places  ====
| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebree,_Kentucky Sebree]
* Shelton
* Tilden
* Vanderburg
* Virginia
* Wanamaker
* West Wheatcroft
* Williams</div>
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| census-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onton,_Kentucky Onton]</div>
| census-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poole,_Kentucky Poole]</div>
| census-col3=<div></div>
<!--townships column------------------->
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}}


{| width="710" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="left" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
=== History Timeline ===
|-
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|Webster}}
| Bellville
| Fairmont
| Ortiz
| Tilden
|-
| Blackford
| Free Union
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Poole|subject|disp=Poole}}
| Vanderburg
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| Breton
| Gatesville
| Pratt
| Virginia
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay,_Kentucky Clay]
| Hearin
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Providence|subject|disp=Providence}}
| Wanamaker
|-
| Derby
| Jolly
| Rock Spring
| West Wheatcroft
|-
| Diamond
| Lisman
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Sebree|subject|disp=Sebree}}
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatcroft,_Kentucky Wheatcroft]
|-
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Dixon|subject|disp=Dixon}}
| Little Zion
| Shelton
| Williams
|-
| Elmwood
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Onton|subject|disp=Onton}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster%2C+Slaughters|subject|disp=Slaughters}}  
|
|}


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
== Resources ==
{{KY Resources Intro|Webster}}


*[[Caldwell County, Kentucky|Caldwell]]
=== Bible Records ===
*[[Crittenden County, Kentucky|Crittenden]]
{{KY Bible Intro|Webster}}
*[[Henderson County, Kentucky|Henderson]]
*[[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins]]
*[[McLean County, Kentucky|McLean]]
*[[Union County, Kentucky|Union]]


== Webster County Kentucky Genealogy Resources  ==
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/bibles/toc.html Kentucky Bible Archives] at USGenWeb Archives
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/kentucky/kentucky-bible-records.htm Kentucky Bible Records] at Access Genealogy
*[https://kentuckygenealogy.org/bible Kentucky Bible Records] at Kentucky Genealogy
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/KYWebster/bibles.htm Webster County Bible Records] at KyGenWeb
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/webster/webster.html Webster County, Kentucky Bible Records] at USGenWeb Archives


[[Image:Kywebster.png|thumb|right|400px]]
=== Biographies  ===
{{KY Biographies Intro|Webster}}


==== African American  ====
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]


The following have information concerning African American research.&nbsp;
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{KY Business Records Intro|Webster}}


*[[African American Research]] (US)
=== Cemeteries ===
*[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific&nbsp;to Kentucky African Americans.
{{KY Cemeteries Intro|Webster}}
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyafamer/ the KY African American Griots Project] ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips] ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900


==== Biographies  ====
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Webster, Kentucky''' online and in print</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/ KY Biographies] ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/KYWebster/cemetery.htm KYGenWeb]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/webster/webster.html KYGenWeb Archives]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/webster.html Tombstone Project]
*[http://kentuckygravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=117 Kentucky Gravestones]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>''' Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black"|


<br>  
*{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, Webster - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1761686492|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |


==== Cemeteries  ====
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/Webster-County?id=county_1105 Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/Webster-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.  
The following web sites have additional information on Webster county cemeteries.


*Kentucky Historical Society&nbsp;[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp Cemetery Search]&nbsp;can be searched by name, place and/or date.&nbsp; This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.&nbsp; <br>
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/Webster.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county.
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Webster&nbsp;County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1105 list of cemeteries in Webster&nbsp;County] and links to the &nbsp;information&nbsp;for the&nbsp;individuals buried there,
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/kentucky.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky&nbsp;Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net  
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/webster.html Webster&nbsp;Co. KY&nbsp;USGenWeb Tombstone Project] usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.&nbsp;
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] lists {{FHL|448333|subject-id|disp=some&nbsp;records of&nbsp;cemeteries in&nbsp;Webster County}}.&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=4374&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=46&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk&nbsp;list of&nbsp;Webster County cemeteries] gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.  
*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:1:925068669075455::NO::P1_COUNTY,P1_COUNTY_ALONG:n%2C%7CUSGS USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky cemeteries]&nbsp;&nbsp;
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Webster&nbsp;County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) <br>
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/kentucky.html Tombstone Transcription Project] ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
*[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ky/ African American Cemeteries Online]&nbsp;~ &nbsp; Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-KY-NDX.html Cemetery Junction]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Links to cemetery transcriptions
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten] ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project


==== Census ====
=== Census Records ===
{{KY Census Intro|Webster}}


{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en "American FactFinder".] United States Census Bureau.
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]
|1860 |7533
|1860 |7533
|1870 |10937
|1870 |10937
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|1990 |13955
|1990 |13955
|2000 |14120
|2000 |14120
}}  
|2010 |13621
}}
 
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Webster County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Kentucky Census|Kentucky Census]]. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
 
See [[Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.


1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Webster County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Kentucky Census|Kentucky Census]]. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm Census Images], USGenWeb
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ KY Census Online], Links to online census records


See [[Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.
=== Church Records ===
{{KY Church Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ USGenWeb Census Project] ~ Kentucky&nbsp; Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:1:925068669075455::NO::P1_COUNTY,P1_COUNTY_ALONG:n%2C%7CUSGS USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky] &nbsp; Requires Login
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm The USGenWeb Census Images] ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
*[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder
*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions] ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ Census Online] ~ Census Online
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


<br>
=== Court Records ===
{{KY Court Intro|Webster}}


==== Church  ====
* '''1860-1951''' {{FSC|126784|item|disp=Order Books, 1860-1951}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* '''1865-1901''' {{FSC|126718|item|disp=Civil Orders, 1865-1901}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* '''1867-1942''' {{FSC|720361|item|disp=Minutes, 1867-1874, 1931-1942}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
* '''1877-1902''' {{FSC|126780|item|disp=Commonwealth Orders, 1877-1902}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1785-1792''' [http://www.kykinfolk.com/court/court.htm Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, 1785-1792] at KYKinFolk.com - index
*[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov


{{KY Church Intro}}
=== Directories ===
{{KY Directories Intro|Webster}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary


*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:1:925068669075455::NO::P1_COUNTY,P1_COUNTY_ALONG:n%2C%7CUSGS USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky] &nbsp;
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
*[http://www.churchangel.com/kentucky.htm Kentucky Christian Church Directory] ~ ChurchAngel
{{KY Emigration Intro|Webster}}
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]


==== Court  ====
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{KY Ethnic Groups Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/court/court.htm Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases] Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
==== African Americans ====
*[http://courts.ky.gov/research/ Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference]
{{KY African Americans Intro|Webster}}


==== Genealogy  ====
*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/ The KY African American Griots Project]
*[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips], Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900


It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{KY Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}}


*Locate publications about direct ancestors
* [https://www.joneskirby.com/ Jones and Kirby Funeral and Cremation Service] in Providence.
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
* [https://www.meltonfuneralhome.com/ Melton Funeral Home] in Providence.
*Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors]
* [https://www.tomblinsonfuneralhome.com/ Tomblinson Funeral Home] in Sebree.
* [https://www.townsendfuneralhomeinc.com/ Townsend Funeral Home] in Dixon.
* [https://www.vanoverfuneralhome.com/ Vanover Funeral Home] in Clay.


===== Bibliography =====
=== Genealogies ===
{{KY Genealogies Intro|Webster}}


*'''[Baker]''' Chapman, Peggy Brown. ''Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky''. Lubbock, Texas: P.B.&nbsp;Chapman, 1995. {{FHL|751704|item|disp=FHL&nbsp;Book 929.273 B171cp}}  
*'''[Baker]''' Chapman, Peggy Brown. ''Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties &amp; Jackson Purchase, Kentucky''. Lubbock, Texas: P.B.&nbsp;Chapman, 1995. {{FSC|751704|item|disp=FS Library&nbsp;Book 929.273 B171cp}}
*'''[Proctor]''' "Notes on a Proctor Family of Northeastern Rutherford Co., N.C.," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 2010):102-110. {{FHL|43856|item|disp=FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 38}}
*'''[Proctor]''' "Notes on a Proctor Family of Northeastern Rutherford Co., N.C.," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 2010):102-110. {{FSC|43856|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.7 B2sc v. 38}}


==== Land  ====
=== Guardianship ===
{{KY Guardianship Intro|Webster}}


{{KY Land}}
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{KY Land Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/land/ The KY Land Office]
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Local Histories  ====


{{KY History}}
=== Local Histories ===
{{KY Histories Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.etsu.edu/cass/archives/ Archives of Appalachia] ~ Preserving the history of the people of Appalachia.
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{KY Maps Intro|Webster}}
{{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY Webster County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


==== Maps  ====
=== Migration ===
{{KY Migration Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
=== Military Records ===
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
{{KY Military Intro|Webster}}


==== Military ====
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymil/ Military Resources] ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
==== Civil War ====
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial] Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
{{KY Civil War Intro|Webster}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY] ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
'''Online Records
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932371|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932398|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free)
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (free)
*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


===== Civil War =====
{{KY Civil War Regiments|Webster}}<br>


{{VAciv}}
:- [[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Companies A and C.
:- [[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Diamond's) (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Diamond's) (Confederate)]]. Companies A and C.
:- [[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's) (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's) (Confederate)]]. Companies A and C.


:- [[10th_Regiment,_Kentucky_Cavalry_(Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Companies A and C.
==== World War I ====
{{KY World War I Intro|Webster}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]


==== Miscellaneous  ====
==== Korean War ====
{{KY Korean War Intro|Webster}}
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb


*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html KY Postcards] Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ The KYGenWeb Footsteps] ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
{{KY Naturalization Intro|Webster}}


==== Newspapers ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{KY Newspapers Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php Kentucky News]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Kentucky Newspaper Index with links  
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50042/ Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links]
*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]


{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}
{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}


==== Obituaries ====
=== Obituaries ===
{{KY Obituaries Intro|Webster}}


*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ KY Footsteps Archives] ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html KY Obituary Sources] ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/kentucky_newspaper_obituaries.htm Links to research and locate obituaries]
*[http://browning.evcpl.lib.in.us/ Browning Genealogy Database] ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project]&nbsp;&nbsp;~&nbsp; Kentucky Obituary Project
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/drdb/ Afrigeneas] ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
*[http://www.daddezio.com/obituary/depot/OB-KY-NDX.html Obituary Depot&nbsp;] ~&nbsp; Kentucky Newspaper Citations
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times&nbsp;] ~&nbsp; Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Advocate] ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate


==== Probate  ====
*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb


{{KY Probate Intro}}
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]


*'''1860-1916''' - {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books 1 to 2 (1860-1916)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
=== Other Records ===
{{KY Other Records Intro|Webster}}


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Ancestry.com&nbsp; (subscription)
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb


==== Taxation ====
=== Periodicals ===
{{KY Periodicals Intro|Webster}}


{{KY Tax Intro}}
=== Probate Records ===
{{KY Probate Intro|Webster}}


==== Vital Records ====
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry  ($) — index & images
*'''1798-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1860-1916''' {{FSC|126788|item|disp=Wills, 1860-1916}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1860-1979''' {{FSC|126710|item|disp=Probate Records, 1860-1979}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1861-1958''' {{FSC|722469|item|disp=Processioner's Books, V. 1-2B, 1861-1958}}(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1865-1911''' {{FSC|720709|item|disp=Probate Records, 1865-1911}}(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1867-1942''' {{FSC|720361|item|disp=Minutes, 1867-1874, 1931-1942}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal] at Ancestry ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


{{KY Vital Intro}}


===== Birth  =====
=== School Records ===
{{KY Schools Intro|Webster}}


*'''1874-1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch {{IGI|C518171}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf.</ref>
===Social Security Records===
*'''1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C518172}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


===== Marriage  =====
=== Tax Records ===
{{KY Tax Intro|Webster}}


*'''1875''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M518173}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1876-1877''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1876-1877. Batch {{IGI|M518174}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />


===== Unsorted  =====
=== Vital Records ===
{{KY Vital Intro|Webster}}


*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project] Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
==== Birth ====
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674843&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Births &amp; Christenings] ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
{{KY Birth Intro|Webster}}
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674848&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Deaths &amp; Burials] ~ KY Deaths &amp; Burials 1843 - 1970
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674849&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Marriage Records] ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Vital Records] ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths &amp; Marriages
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records&nbsp; 1973 - 2000]&nbsp; ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
*[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ KY Divorces 1973 - 1993] ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi The Social Security Death Index] The Social Security Death Index - Searchable<br>


== Webster County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
*'''1839-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}}  at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1874-1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch {{IGI|C518171}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C518172}} at FamilySearch
*'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index


The primary branch of the Webster County library is located in Dixon, Kentucky, and maintains a genealogy section including local histories, many local newspapers on microfilm, and microfilmed copies of county vital records.  
==== Marriage ====
{{KY Marriage Intro|Webster}}
*'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
*'''1785-1979''' {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch- [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1875''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M518173}} at FamilySearch
*'''1876-1877''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1876-1877. Batch {{IGI|M518174}} at FamilySearch
*'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
*'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index


A satellite library branch exists in Providence, Kentucky, and maintains a smaller genealogy section, mostly focusing on historical photographs.
==== Death ====
{{KY Death Intro|Webster}}


*[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies]
*'''1843-1970''' {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index}} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates


==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
==== Divorce ====
{{KY Divorce Intro|Webster}}


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]<br>
*'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)


== Webster County Kentucky Genealogy Websites  ==
== Research Facilities ==
{{KY Research Facilities Intro|Webster}}


*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select&nbsp;the county.
=== Archives ===
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kencucky Website]
{{KY Archives Intro|Webster}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives] ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page]
*[http://ukcc.uky.edu/maps/ghm1999/webster.gif Webster County, Kentucky 1999 Highway Map]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kywebste/ Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page]
*{{FHL|Kentucky%2C+Webster|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/]


== Webster County Kentucky Genealogy References  ==
'''Archives of Appalachia'''<br>East Tennessee State University<br>Sherrod Library, Room 422<br>344 J L Seehorn Rd<br>Johnson City, TN 37614<br>Phone: 423-439-4338<br>Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/etsuarchivesofapp/ Facebook]<br>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ Website]<br><br>


<references />
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


{{Kentucky|Kentucky}}  
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/in/evansville/8020-covert-avenue Evansville Indiana FamilySearch Center]
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*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/madisonville/2355-north-main-street Madisonville Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.dcplibrary.org/ Daviess County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[https://www.hcpl.org/ Henderson County Kentucky Public Library] - an affiliate library.
 
=== Libraries ===
{{KY Libraries Intro|Webster}}
 
'''Webster County Public Library'''<br>101 KY Route 132 E<br>Dixon, KY 42409<br>Phone: 270-639-9171<br>[http://www.youseemore.com/webster/ Website]<br>
:Maintains a genealogy section including local histories, many local newspapers on microfilm, and microfilmed copies of county vital records. A satellite library branch in Providence, Kentucky maintains a smaller genealogy section, mostly focusing on historical photographs.<br><br>
 
=== Museums ===
{{KY Museums Intro|Webster}}
 
== Societies ==
{{KY Societies Intro|Webster}}
 
'''Webster County Historical and Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 215<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0215<br>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/wch_gs.htm Website]<br><br>
 
== Websites ==
{{KY Websites Intro|Webster}}
 
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select&nbsp;the county.
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/ Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Linkpendium]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Webster-County.htm Webster County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1582|Kentucky|Webster}}. Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 
== Research Guides ==
{{KY Research Guides Intro|Webster}}
 
== References ==
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