Webster County, Georgia Records
Webster County, Georgia (Map It) was created on December 16, 1853 from Stewart County. Webster County was named in honor of Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852), U.S. Secretary of State, supported Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850.
Webster County is bordered by  Marion County (north), Sumter County (east), Terrell County (south), Randolph County (southwest), Stewart County (west)
A Map of Webster County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Webster County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Webster County, GA Courthouse
The Webster County Courthouse is located in Preston, Georgia. The County Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1914, some records were destroyed.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Webster county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
- Webster County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1860 and Court Records from 1854. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
- Webster County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1878 and Probate Records from 1854.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
- Webster County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Webster County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
Webster County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Webster County, Georgia Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
- Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Locations:Â Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Webster County, Georgia Resources
Webster County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Webster County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Webster Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Webster County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Webster County, GA History
- Webster Co. GAGenweb
- Webster County Historical Chronology
- Webster County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Webster County
- Webster County, Georgia Military Records
