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