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Welcome to Webster ...The town of Webster is located in Jackson 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 1857. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Webster has a population of 385 people<3> (see below for details). Webster is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Webster is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Webster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Webster: (828) The ZIP code for Webster: 28788<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Webster had an population of 385 people. This is an increase of 6.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.78% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Webster had a population of 363 people. This makes Webster the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 363 people, the population of Webster decreased 25.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 486 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Webster. Communities Also Named Webster ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Webster: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Rockingham County. Beyond North Carolina, 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, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New York (3), 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.
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.<7> 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 Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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