Webster County is named for Daniel Webster, who was a statesman, senator and the United States Secretary of State.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Marion County
E – Sumter County
S – Terrell County and Randolph County
W – Stewart County
Created: December 16, 1853 
County Seat:
Preston 1853 – present
County Courthouse – Preston
Location: 6330 Hamilton Street / Washington Street
Built: 1915 – 1916
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: T F Lockwood, Sr. of Columbus
Contractor: Shields, Geise and Rawlings
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Preston. The south front has a portico supported by four white columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The second story windows are arched. The facade features rectangular windows on the first floor with striped flat arched lintels of stone and brick. On the second story are round arched windows with emphasized keystones and voussoirs. The roof is hipped with a small square belvedere at the center of the south side. In the interior are molded chimneys. The County Superior Court courtroom is located on the second story. The courtroom has an ornate pressed metal ceiling. The building houses the County Superior Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and County Magistrate Court of the 3rd Judicial District. On the north side is the one story County Service Center and to the east is the old one story wood County Jail built in 1856 and the old two story red colored brick County Jail built in 1910.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Webster County Courthouse and County Jails
See: The 3rd Judicial District includes Bibb County, Chattahoochee County, Crawford County, Harris County, Houston County, Lee County, Macon County, Marion County, Muscogee County, Peach County, Schley County, Stewart County, Sumter County, Talbot County and Taylor County.
History: The county was created in 1853 and Preston was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1860. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1914. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1915 to 1916.
County Courthouse – Preston
County Superior Court courtroom
County Service Center – Preston
Photos taken 2010 and 2020