10-522: Webster County is the name of seven counties and a parish in the United States, each named for American politician Daniel Webster: Webster County, Georgia Webster County, Iowa Webster County, Kentucky Webster County, Mississippi Webster County, Missouri Webster County, Nebraska Webster County, West Virginia Webster Parish, Louisiana [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-518: A unified county. Preston is the county seat, despite being unincorporated. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,348 people, 1,140 households, and 724 families residing in the county. Webster County School District operates public schools. Webster County was reliably Democratic throughout the 20th century. However, the margins tightened in the 2000 election and in 2004, Democrat John Kerry only won this county very narrowly as George Bush won Georgia's electoral votes easily. Webster County
30-645: Is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – particularly in Alabama, where the state legislature passed a resolution on June 25, 1963, to give the lake that name. The 46,000 acres (190 km ) lake extends north about 85 miles (140 km) from the Walter F. George Lock and Dam ( 31°37′10″N 85°4′15″W / 31.61944°N 85.07083°W / 31.61944; -85.07083 ( Walter F. George Lock and Dam ) ) and has approximately 640 miles (1,030 km) of shoreline. Popular activities along
40-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Webster County, Georgia Webster County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census reflected a population of 2,348, making it the third-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Preston . Webster County was created by an act of
50-514: Is the only county in Georgia that flipped to John McCain's column in 2008 after voting for Kerry in 2004. 32°03′N 84°33′W / 32.05°N 84.55°W / 32.05; -84.55 Walter F. George Lake The Walter F. George Lake , named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia . It
60-660: The ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The southwestern corner of the county is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny edge of the southwestern border, just south of State Route 520 , is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River - Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. None of these places are incorporated, instead Webster county acts as
70-517: The Georgia General Assembly on December 16, 1853, as Kinchafoonee County . A subsequent legislative act on February 21, 1856, changed the name to Webster. The land for the county came from eastern portions of Stewart County . The county is named for Daniel Webster , U.S. representative of New Hampshire and U.S. representative and U.S. senator of Massachusetts . Webster County's original name of Kinchafoonee came from
80-531: The Kinchafoonee Creek which runs through the county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 210 square miles (540 km ), of which 209 square miles (540 km ) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km ) (0.5%) is water. The majority of Webster County, bordered to the southwest by State Route 520 , is located in the Kinchafoonee - Muckalee sub-basin of
90-680: The lake include camping and trophy fishing . The lake is primarily controlled by the United States Army Corps of Engineers . The states control several other protected lands along the lake, including the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge and Lakepoint State Park in Alabama, and Florence Marina and George T. Bagby state parks in Georgia. The flooding of the land in the area covered numerous historic and prehistoric sites associated with Native American culture. Indigenous peoples had lived along
100-472: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Webster_County&oldid=1146118846 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages County name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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