Webster County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States   Mississippi    Webster County

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

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 1800s.

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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Chickasaw
 * Choctaw
 * Clay
 * Grenada
 * Montgomery
 * Oktibbeha

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1874-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1874-1918 - Webster County Marriage Books 1-4, 7-8, 12, 14 Index 1874-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Webster County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.