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Welcome to Webb ...

Webb is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webb, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Webb is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Webb: 580

Communities Also Named Webb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2), 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.

  • Seiling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Vici
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leedey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Taloga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Butler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Mutual
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Custer City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Webb ...

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

Adding Webb to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Webb post office opened in 1902. The Webb post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webb.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Dewey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Webb - 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/