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== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==


*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page]
*[[Webster County, Kentucky 1999 Highway Map|Webster County, Kentucky 1999 Highway Map]]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kywebste/ Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195658&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+Webster&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195658&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+Webster&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]



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Template:StubUnited States  > Kentucky > Webster County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

The Webster County county seat is located in Dixon. The courthouse is located in the central portion of town.

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1860--Webster County was created 29 February 1860 from Henderson, Hopkins and Union Counties.  County seat: Dixon [1]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky cemeteries

Church[edit | edit source]

USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

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.

A satellite library branch exists in Providence, Kentucky, and maintains a smaller genealogy section, mostly focusing on historical photographs.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).