Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,085. Its county seat is Marshfield. The county was organized in 1855 and named for U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster.
Webster County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Webster County was organized on March 3, 1855, and encompasses some of the highest extensive upland area of Missouri's Ozarks. The judicial seat is Marshfield, which lies 1,490 feet above sea level. Webster County is the highest county seat in the state of Missouri. Pioneer Legislator John F. McMahan named the county and county seat for Daniel Webster, and his Marshfield, Massachusetts home. By 1862, the telegraph line passed near Marshfield on a route later called the "Old Wire Road".
Adjacent counties
- Dallas County (northwest)
- Laclede County (northeast)
- Wright County (east)
- Douglas County (southeast)
- Christian County (southwest)
- Greene County (west)
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 44
- 20px U.S. Route 60
- 20px Route 38