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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Webster County, Missouri

Webster County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Marshfield
Year Organized: 1855
Square Miles: 593

Court House:

P.O. Box 529
County Courthouse
Marshfield, MO 65706-0529

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Daniel Webster, Massachusetts senator and US Secretary of State.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Webster County

W.T. Burford, the first white settler in Webster County, moved here from Tennessee in 1830 and settled near the present site of Marshfield. March 3, 1855 Webster County was organized from portions of Wayne, Crawford, and Greene Counties and named in honor of Daniel Webster (1782-1852) the brilliant statesman who had recently died. (A.M. Haswell; p. 76; Eaton (46) V, p. 73)

Source: Bell, Margaret E. "Place Names In The Southwest Border Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1933.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Diggins	village	Incorporated Area
- Fordland	city	Incorporated Area
- Marshfield (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Niangua	city	Incorporated Area
- Rogersville	city	Incorporated Area
- Seymour	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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