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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Webster County'''
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Guide to '''Webster County Iowa genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.  
Guide to '''Webster County, Iowa ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.


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|organized= May 14, 1853<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library; accessed July 26, 2021.</ref>
|county seat= Fort Dodge
|parent county= [[Yell County, Iowa Genealogy|Yell]], [[Risley County, Iowa Genealogy|Risley]]
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|county1= [[Boone County, Iowa Genealogy|Boone]]
|county2= [[Calhoun County, Iowa Genealogy|Calhoun]]
|county3= [[Greene County, Iowa Genealogy|Greene]]
|county4= [[Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy|Hamilton]]
|county5= [[Humboldt County, Iowa Genealogy|Humboldt]]
|county6= [[Pocahontas County, Iowa Genealogy|Pocahontas]]
|county7= [[Wright County, Iowa Genealogy|Wright]]</br><center>[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==


{{Infobox U.S. County
=== Description ===
| county = Webster County
Webster County was named for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster Daniel Webster] and is located in central Iowa.
| county_map = Iowa Webster Map.png
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Iowa."</ref>
| state = Iowa
| state_map = Iowa.png
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| founded year = 1851
| founded date = January 15
| seat = Fort Dodge
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== County Courthouse ==
=== County Courthouse ===
{{IA Courthouse Intro|Webster}}


== History ==
'''Webster County Courthouse'''<br>
701 Central Avenue<br>
Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>
Phone:  515-576-7115<br>
[https://www.webstercountyia.gov Webster County Website]<br><br>


==== Parent County ====
=== Webster County, Iowa Record Dates  ===
{{IA Record Dates Intro|Webster}}
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1876
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1847
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| colspan="7"| <center>* Statewide registration started for births in July 1880 and for deaths January 1891. General compliance by 1924.</center>
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'''1851--'''Webster County was created 15 January 1851 from [[Yell County, Iowa|Yell]] and [[Risley County, Iowa|Risley]] Counties. The named changed to Webster County 22 January 1853. &nbsp;'''County seat:''' Fort Dodge <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
=== Record Loss ===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


==== Boundary Changes  ====
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{IA Boundary Changes Intro|Webster}}
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*'''1853--'''Webster County was created 22 January 1853 from [[Yell County, Iowa Genealogy|Yell]] and [[Risley County, Iowa Genealogy|Risley]] Counties. ''
*'''County seat:''' Fort Dodge<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{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/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Iowa Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#IA Iowa Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Iowa county boundary changes
|}


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Populated Places ===
{{IA Populated Places Intro|Webster}}


== Places/Localities  ==
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,187,c,webster.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County%2C_Iowa, accessed 3 November 2019.</ref>


==== Populated Places  ====
{{Populated places
<!--cities column------------------->
| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger,_Iowa Badger]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum,_Iowa Barnum]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callender,_Iowa Callender]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare,_Iowa Clare]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Iowa Dayton]
</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncombe,_Iowa Duncombe]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dodge,_Iowa Fort Dodge]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowrie,_Iowa Gowrie]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt,_Iowa Harcourt]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh,_Iowa Lehigh]
</div>
| cities-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorland,_Iowa Moorland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho,_Iowa Otho]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Iowa Stratford]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent,_Iowa Vincent]
</div>
<!--unincorp column------------------->
| unincorp-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside,_Iowa Burnside]
</div>
| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyon,_Iowa Lanyon]
</div>
| unincorp-col3=<div></div>
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| census-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalville,_Iowa Coalville]
</div>
| census-col2=<div></div>
| census-col3=<div></div>
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| townships-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Badger]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Burnside]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Clay]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Colfax]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Cooper]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Dayton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Creek_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Deer Creek]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Douglas]
</div>
| townships-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Elkhorn]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Fulton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowrie_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Gowrie]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Hardin]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Jackson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Johnson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Grove_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Lost Grove]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Newark]
</div>
| townships-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Otho]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Valley_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Pleasant Valley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Roland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Sumner]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahkonsa_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Wahkonsa]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Washington]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Webster]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yell_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Yell]
</div>
}}


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
=== History Timeline ===
{{IA Historical Timeline Intro|Webster}}


[[Boone County, Iowa|Boone]] | [[Calhoun County, Iowa|Calhoun]] | [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene]] | [[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton]] | [[Humboldt County, Iowa|Humboldt]] | [[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas]] | [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]]
== Resources ==
{{IA Resources Intro|Webster}}


== Resources  ==
=== Bible Records ===
{{IA Bible Intro|Webster}}


==== Cemeteries ====
=== Biographies ===
{{IA Biographies Intro|Webster}}


==== Church  ====
* ''Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa''. Chicago, IL, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1888. '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89072939507&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 HathiTrust]; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7626/ Ancestry] ($).
* ''A Biographical Record of Webster County, Iowa.'' Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1902. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/813184/?offset=&return=1#page=5&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/biographicalrecwcio00sjcl/page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive]; [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx4rxr&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 HathiTrust].
* ''Pioneer Residents of Webster County, Iowa.'' By Mrs Walter J Anderson. Fort Dodge, IA: self. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/367731/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library].
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/webster/webster.html Webster County, Iowa Biographies Project] at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories<br>
*[http://iagenweb.org/boards/vanburen/biographies/index.cgi IAGenWeb, Van Buren County Biographies]


===== Lutheran  =====
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{IA Business Records Intro|Webster}}
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


'''Badger Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge'''
=== Cemeteries ===
{{IA Cemeteries Intro|Webster}}


*Records of the Badger Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%;  "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Webster County, Iowa''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Iowa&cemetery_county=Webster&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Webster%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_640  Find a Grave]
*[http://iagenweb.org/webster/cemeteries/Cemeteries.html IAGenWeb, Webster County Cemeteries]
*[http://iowagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?cid=94 Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]
*[https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php?cid=94 WPA 1930s Graves Registration Survey]
*{{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths (cemetery records)}}, incomplete
|-
| width="25%" 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" valign="top" |
*{{FSC|United States, Iowa, Webster - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=2029011960|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Iowa&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Webster%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_640 Find a Grave]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%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 [[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
|}


'''Callender'''
=== Census Records ===
{{IA Census Intro|Webster}}


*Records of the American Lutheran Church, Callender, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Iowa#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1860 |2504
|1870 |10484
|1880 |15951
|1890 |21582
|1900 |31757
|1910 |34629
|1920 |37611
|1930 |40425
|1940 |41521
|1950 |44241
|1960 |47810
|1970 |48391
|1980 |45953
|1990 |40342
|2000 |40235
|2010 |38013
}}


'''Fort Dodge'''
'''''State Census'''''<br>
* '''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1803643|Iowa State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census, 1895}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1905''' {{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images (individual cards, not family context)
* '''1915''' {{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census, 1915}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1925''' {{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census, 1925}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


*Records of the American Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
=== Church Records ===
{{IA Church Intro|Webster}}


'''Webster County'''  
*'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>


*Records of the American Lutheran Church, Webster County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''


==== Court  ====
'''''Lutheran'''''<br>
* '''1781-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/?clickref=1011ldrarFJZ&o_lid=01100l4xJr&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal&o_xid=01100l4xJr U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


==== Land  ====
=== Court Records ===
{{IA Court Intro|Webster}}
* {{FSC|600303|item|disp=Webster County, Iowa Adoptions}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images


==== Local Histories&nbsp;  ====
=== Directories ===
{{IA Directories Intro|Webster}}
* '''1909''' {{FSC|108186|item|disp=Standard Atlas of Webster County, Iowa : Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County...Patron's Directory...}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''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


==== Maps ====
=== Emigration and Immigration ===
{{IA Emigration Intro|Webster}}


==== Military  ====
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{IA Ethnic Groups Intro|Webster}}


==== Newspapers ====
=== Funeral Homes ===
{{IA Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}}


==== Probate ====
*[https://www.brucesfuneralhome.com/ Bruce Funeral Home] in Fort Dodge<br>
*[https://www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com/ Carson-Stapp Funeral Homes] in Dayton<br>
*[https://www.gundersonfuneralhome.com/ Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Service] in Fort Dodge<br>
*[https://www.laufersweilerfuneralhome.com/ Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Fort Dodge<br>
*[https://www.palmerswankfuneralhome.com/ Palmer and Swank Funeral Homes] in Gowrie<br>
*[https://www.schroederfuneral.com/ Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Stratford<br>


=== Genealogies  ===
{{IA Genealogies Intro|Webster}}
=== Guardianship ===
{{IA Guardianship Intro|Webster}}
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{IA Land Intro|Webster}}
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[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 ===
{{IA Histories Intro|Webster}}
* ''Centennial History of Webster County, Towns and Townships.'' Fort Dodge, IA: Times Job Printing Rooms, 1876. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00morg/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive].
* ''History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa.''  Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1913. '''''Online at:''''' Vol. I - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/81697/?offset=&return=1#page=7&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod01prat Internet Archive]; Vol. II - [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod02prat Internet Archive].
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{IA Maps Intro|Webster}}
{{IA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{IA Webster County}}}}
* '''1860-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1127/?residence=_webster-iowa-usa_3109 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Webster County] at Ancestry ($) - index.
* '''1875-2007''' [http://www.historicmapworks.com/Search/city.php?query=Webster+County&State=IA&x=0&y=0 Webster County 1875-2007] at Historic Map Works - may include names of land-owners.
* '''1885-1950''' [https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Webster+County,+Iowa&st=gallery Fire Insurance Maps for Webster County, Iowa] at Library of Congress - various years between 1885 and 1950.
* IAGenWeb - [http://iagenweb.org/webster/ Webster County].
* [https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/search/Webster%20County%2C%20Iowa?type=edismax&cp=ui%3Aatlases Iowa Digital Library, Webster County] at Iowa University Libraries.
* {{FSC|108186|item|disp=Standard Atlas of Webster County, Iowa}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
* [https://www.iowaheritage.org/search?query=Webster+County%2C+Iowa+Atlases+and+Maps The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, Webster County] at State Library of Iowa.
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1338&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Iowa%2C%20Webster%22 Webster County Maps] at FamilySearch Catalog.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%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]].
=== Migration ===
{{IA Migration Intro|Webster}}
=== Military Records ===
{{IA Military Intro|Webster}}
'''''Multiple Wars'''''<br>
* '''1835-1998''' {{RecordSearch|2515886|Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only
* '''1862-1910''' {{RecordSearch|2821291|Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
'''''Civil  War'''''<br>
* '''1861-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{IA Naturalization Intro|Webster}}
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1859-1990''' {{RecordSearch|3155890|United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Iowa Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1863-1929''' {{FSC|174807|item|disp=Naturalization Records, 1863-1929}}(*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 1 index, images
=== Newspapers ===
{{IA Newspapers Intro|Webster}}
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50040/ Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*1949 — ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=51429 Fort Dodge Messenger And Chronicle]'' at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Fort Dodge, Iowa
=== Obituaries ===
{{IA Obituaries Intro|Webster}}
*[http://iagenweb.org/boards/webster/obituaries/index.cgi IAGenWeb Obits]
=== Other Records ===
{{IA Other Records Intro|Webster}}
=== Periodicals ===
{{IA Periodicals Intro|Webster}}
=== Probate Records ===
{{IA Probate Intro|Webster}}
{{IA Probate Intro|Webster}}


==== Taxation  ====
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1758-1997''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9064/ Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
* '''1855-1929'''  {{FSC|123505|item|disp=Probate Records, 1855-1926 ; Combined Probate Docket, 1884-1926 ; Will Record, 1867-1929}}(*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[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]
 
 
=== School Records ===
{{IA Schools Intro|Webster}}
 
=== Social Security Records ===
*'''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 Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''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
 
=== Tax Records ===
{{IA Tax Intro|Webster}}
 
''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1934-1958''' {{RecordSearch|2573700|Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
=== Vital Records ===
{{IA Vital Intro|Webster}}
 
 
 
==== Birth ====
{{IA Birth Intro|Webster}}
 
* '''1850-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Delayed Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1921-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1921-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records, 1921-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary
 
==== Marriage ====
{{IA Marriage Intro|Webster}}
 
*'''1518-1996''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa%2cia Iowa, United States Marriages] at Findmypast] — index ($)
*'''1809-1992''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1836-1926''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926] at MyHeritage — index ($)
* '''1838-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1880-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
* '''1941-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
==== Death ====
{{IA Death Intro|Webster}}
 
*'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
* '''1850-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''
* '''1880-1992''' {{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1888-1904''' {{RecordSearch|5000144|Iowa, Death Records, 1888-1904}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images, coverage may vary
*'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage — index ($)
* '''1904-1951''' {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1920-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 
==== Divorce ====
{{IA Divorce Intro|Webster}}
 
== Research Facilities ==
{{IA Research Facilities Intro|Webster}}
 
=== Archives ===
{{IA Archives Intro|Webster}}
 
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
 
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/ames/2524-hoover-avenue Ames Iowa FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/ft-dodge/1426-n-32nd-st Fort Dodge Iowa FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/ Ames Public Library] - an affiliate library


==== Vital Records&nbsp; ====
=== Libraries ===
{{IA Libraries Intro|Webster}}


{{IA Vital Intro}}
'''Dayton Public Library'''<br>22 First Street NW<br>PO Box 378<br>Dayton, IA 50530-0378<br>Phone: 515-547-2700<br>Email: [mailto:dpl@lvcta.com dpl@lvcta.com]<br>[http://www.youseemore.com/nilc/Dayton/default.asp Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/DaytonPublicLibraryIowa/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Fort Dodge Public Library'''<br>424 Central Avenue<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-573-8167<br>Email: [mailto:fdplinfo@fortdodgeiowa.org fdplinfo@fortdodgeiowa.org]<br>[https://fortdodgelibrary.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/FDLibrary/ Facebook]<br><br>


== Societies and Libraries  ==
=== Museums ===
{{IA Museums Intro|Webster}}


==== Family History Centers ====
'''The Fort Museum and Frontier Village'''<br>1 Museum Road<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-573-4231<br>Email: [mailto:fortmuseumfd@gmail.com fortmuseumfd@gmail.com]<br>[http://www.fortmuseumfv.com Website]<br><br>


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
== Societies ==
*[[Fort Dodge Iowa Family History Center]]
{{IA Societies Intro|Webster}}


== Web Sites  ==
'''Webster County Genealogical Society'''<br>c/o Fort Dodge Public Library<br>424 Central Avenue<br>Room 134<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-302-9854<br>Email: [mailto:webcoiagenies@gmail.com webcoiagenies@gmail.com]<br>[http://wcgsiowa.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/WCGSIowa Facebook]<br><br>
'''Webster County Historical Society'''<br>Box 543<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501-0543<br>Email:[mailto:rjnatte@frontiernet.net rjnatte@frontiernet.net]<br>[https://fortdodgelibrary.org/home/use-the-library/historical-and-genealogical-information Website]<br><br>


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== Websites ==
{{IA Websites Intro|Webster}}


[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Webster/ Webster County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)  
* [https://iowaculture.gov/history/research/collections State Historical Society of Iowa] —  select from research collection topics
* [http://publications.iowa.gov/cgi/search/simple?q=Webster+County&_action_search=Search&_order=-byyear%2Fbytitle&basic_srchtype=ALL&_satisfyall=ALL State Library of Iowa] —  electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
* [http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse?search=webster+county&submit_search=Search+All The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection] —  digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
* [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ia/counties/Webster/ Webster County] at Cyndi's List - a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
* [https://genealogytrails.com/iowa/webster Webster County] at Genealogy Trails - volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
* [http://iagenweb.org/webster/ Webster County] at Iowa USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/webster/webster.htm Webster County] at Iowa USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Webster/ Webster County] at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1338|Iowa|Webster}} – 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.


== References  ==
== Research Guides ==
{{IA Research Guides Intro|Webster}}


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