Welcome to Webster County ...

Time Zone: Webster County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Dixon is the Seat for Webster County.

Webster County was founded in 1860. Webster was created by taking area from Henderson, Hopkins and Union Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Webster had a population of 12,945 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,621 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Webster represented 0.31% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Webster County:

• Clay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
• Dixon
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <3>
• Sebree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <3>
• Slaughters
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Slaughters is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Wheatcroft
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
  • Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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  • Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

• Websites specific to Webster County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Caldwell County
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  • Crittenden County
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  • Henderson County
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  • Hopkins County
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  • McLean County
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  • Union County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Webster County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Webster County