Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy

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County Courthouse

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

History

Parent County

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

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Bellville	Fairmont	Ortiz	Tilden
Blackford	Free Union	Poole	Vanderburg
Breton	Gatesville	Pratt	Virginia
Clay	Hearin	Providence	Wanamaker
Derby	Jolly	Rock Spring	West Wheatcroft
Diamond	Lisman	Sebree	Wheatcroft
Dixon	Little Zion	Shelton	Williams
Elmwood	Onton	Slaughters

Neighboring Counties

• Caldwell
• Crittenden
• Henderson
• Hopkins
• McLean
• Union

Resources

African American

The following have information concerning African American research.  Both should be used:

•  African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records

•  Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Cemeteries

Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.

• Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date.  This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky. 
  

• Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

• Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Webster County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there,

• Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
• Webster Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Webster County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of 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.
• USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky cemeteries
• Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
  

Church

USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky

Societies and Libraries

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

• Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page
• Webster County, Kentucky 1999 Highway Map
• Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page
• Family History Library Catalog
• http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/