County · code 31181
Webster CountyNebraska
Webster County is a county in Nebraska with its seat at Red Cloud. It was created in 1867 and named after Daniel Webster.
- Founded1867
- County seatRed Cloud
- Named forDaniel Webster
- Land area575 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
- Population3,395 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped4,689 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Webster on the map of Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1867
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Webster County was created by Nebraska Territory on February 16, 1867, from non-county area, but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on April 19, 1871.
- 1867Webster County created Webster created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; Webster not fully organized. · Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 3/p. 32
- 1871Changed Webster fully organized. · History of Neb., 1480
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Webster
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 4,689 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,198 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Webster by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Webster County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Webster County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Webster County
- When was Webster County founded?
- Webster County was founded in 1867, and named after Daniel Webster.
- What is the county seat of Webster County?
- The county seat of Webster County is Red Cloud.
- Is there an online parcel map for Webster County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 4,689 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Webster County's boundary or name changed?
- Webster County was created in 1867. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Webster County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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