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Welcome to Webb City ...

Webb City is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webb City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Webb City is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Webb City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Webb City: 479

Communities Also Named Webb City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Webb City - they are located in Missouri and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Webb City.

Communities near Webb City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Webb City.

  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Coal Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
  • Altus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Subiaco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Denning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Webb City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Webb City. 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 City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Webb City. See our Newspapers Page for Webb City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Webb City ...

Looking for more information about Webb City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Webb City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Webb City.

Adding Webb City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Webb City 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 (so far) for Webb City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Webb City post office opened in 1875. The Webb City post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webb City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Webb City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/