Sheriff's Office History

Sheriff Joe Helm is the 27th individual to wear the badge of "Sheriff" in Columbia County. The following is a list of individuals who have served as Sheriff of Columbia County, and the years in which they were elected or appointed.

S.L. Gilbreath - 1875

Perry Stein - 1876, 1878

John Mustard - 1880

J.H. Hosler - 1882, 1884

W.R. Marquiss - 1886, 1888

J.A. Thronson - 1890

A.H. Weatherford - 1892

Conrad Knobloch - 1894, 1896

J.D. Smith - 1898, 1900

O.M. Stine - 1902

F.W. Bauers - 1904, 1906, 1912

Ed Davis - 1908, 1910

W.T. Wooten - 1914, 1916

J.F. Gemmell - 1918, 1920

Nelson Green - 1922

E.M. Moody - 1926, 1930

I.J. Patton - 1934, 1938

E.E. Warwick - 1942, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1966

C.L. Ellis - 1958, 1962

G. Von Cadow - 1970, 1974

Ed Britton - 1976, 1978

Rodney Flint - 1982, 1986

James LaTour - 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1998

Mike Berglund - 2002

Walt Hessler - 2006, 2010

Rocky L Miller - 2013, 2014

Joseph Helm - 2019