Webster County, Iowa Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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'''1851--'''Webster County was created and was originally named Risley.<br>
'''1851--'''Webster County was created 15 January 1851 from Yell and 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>
'''1853--'''The name was changed to Webster. '''County seat:''' Fort Dodge <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>


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