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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Webb (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Webb. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Webb is located in Dewey County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dewey County: Blaine, Custer, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills & Woodward.

Below are the counties that are near Webb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webb:

  • Dewey County     (The home county of Webb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.
    • Camargo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Taloga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leedey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vici
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seiling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Blaine County
    • Eagle City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.
    • Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Custer City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <1>
    • Arapaho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Carpenter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.
    • Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
      • Phroso is located in Major County
  • Roger Mills County
    • Hammon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Woodward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.
    • Richmond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Mutual
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webb, see our County-by-County Page for Webb.

Cemeteries Near Webb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webb.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.

  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Halcomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halcomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union View Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union View Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Union View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kansas Ridge Cemetery
    • Lousy Ridge Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trail Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cox Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hermon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hermon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Webb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webb.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Webb, with the one closest to Webb listed first.

  • Camargo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Taloga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
  • Hammon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Arapaho
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Fay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webb.

Newspapers Published in Webb ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webb, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Webb:

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Webb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9278, Longitude: -99.1326       In this case, the coordinates for Webb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Webb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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