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Welcome to Webster ...

Webster is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Webster is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Webster is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Webster: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Webster ...

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

Beyond Texas, 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 Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, 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.

  • Mount Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Como
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Yantis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Miller's Cove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Rocky Mound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Cartwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartwright is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Stout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Black Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Coke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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 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 (so far) 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 1856. The Webster post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Webster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Webster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Webster area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/