Welcome to Webb ...

So far, we found very little information about Webb. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Webb to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Webb, please Contact Us.

Webb would have been located within present day Wood County<2>.

The location of Webb has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Webb is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Webb was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Webb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Webb: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Belmont County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 26 communities that are also named Webb - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Webb ...

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

• Toledo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Bowling Green
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Perrysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <5>
• Oregon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Sylvania
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Maumee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <5>
• Rossford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <5>
• Waterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Northwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>

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

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

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

Adding Webb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Webb in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Webb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Webb post office opened in 1876.

We also found Webb in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/