Welcome to Webster ...

Webster is located in Winston County<1>.

The location of Webster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Webster is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Webster lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Webster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Webster - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Webster ...

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

• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• Louisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Ackerman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <4>
• Noxapater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
• Weir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
• Sturgis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
• Bradley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
• Longview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
• Mashulaville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
• Williams
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Choctaw 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 Webster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Webster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Webster ...

Looking for more information about Webster? 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 Webster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Webster.

Adding Webster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Webster 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 Webster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Webster post office opened in 1851.

We also found Webster in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Webster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/