Webster County, Mississippi was formed in 1874 from Chickasaw, Choctaw, Montgomery and Oktibbeha counties. It was first named Sumner County, then in 1882 the name was changed to Webster County. The first county seat of the county was Greensboro, but was change to Walthall, Mississippi in 1876.

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