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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,621. Its county seat is Dixon. It is the southernmost county in the Evansville, IN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was formed in 1860 from parts of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union Counties and named for American statesman Daniel Webster (1782-1852). It was mainly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and was the site of several skirmishes and some guerrilla warfare. Since 2018 it has been a moist county, with Providence and Sebree voting to allow alcohol sales.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1860 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1860 | 7,533
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1870 | 10,937
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1880 | 14,246
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1890 | 17,196
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1900 | 20,097
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1910 | 20,974
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1920 | 20,762
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1930 | 20,534
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1940 | 19,198
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1950 | 15,555
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1960 | 14,244
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1970 | 13,282
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1980 | 14,832
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1990 | 13,955
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Webster County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/
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