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Guide to Webster County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Webster County, Mississippi
Map
Location in the state of Mississippi
Facts
Founded	1874
County Seat	Walthall
Courthouse
Address	Webster County Courthouse Courthouse Square P.O. Box 398 Walthall, MS 39771 (662)258-4131

County Courthouse

Webster County Courthouse
Hwy 9 N; PO Box 398
Walthall, MS 39771
Phone: 662.258.4131

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records.
Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land
records from 1800’s. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1874--Webster County was created 6 April 1874 from Montgomery, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Oktibbeha Counties.
County seat: Walthall ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Calhoun
• Chickasaw
• Choctaw
• Clay
• Grenada
• Montgomery
• Oktibbeha

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Webster County, Mississippi census records online, see: Mississippi Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Mississippi tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. For more information see Mississippi Taxation.

• 1874-1896 - County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1874-1918 - Webster County Marriage Books 1-4, 7-8, 12, 14 Index 1874-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Mississippi page 383, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f2/Igimississippip.pdf.

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