Welcome to Webb Lake ...
Webb Lake is located in Burnett County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Webb Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.
A typical abbreviation for Webb Lake: Webb Lk.
Webb Lake is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Webb Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Webb Lake: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Webb Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Webb Lake.
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Siren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Minong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hertel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Cloverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
- Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
- Bashaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Kingsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Duxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Duxbury is located in Pine County (MN)
- Earl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Webb Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Webb Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Webb Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webb Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Webb Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Webb Lake.
Adding Webb Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Webb Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Webb Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Webb Lake post office opened in 1938.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Webb Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Webb Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burnett County: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Burnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Webb Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |