Welcome to Webster Springs ...
Webster Springs is located in Webster County<1> and is the County Seat for Webster County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Webster Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
A typical abbreviation for Webster Springs: Webster Spgs. (or less commonly used: Webster Spngs. or Webster Sprngs.)
Webster Springs is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Webster Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Webster Springs: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Webster Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Webster Springs.
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
- Cowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <5>
- Camden-on-Gauley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Orndoff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Halo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Upperglade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Erbacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Welch Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Hacker Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <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 Webster Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Webster Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Webster Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Webster Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Webster Springs ...
Looking for more information about Webster Springs? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Webster Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Webster Springs.
Adding Webster Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Webster Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Webster Springs post office opened in 1902.
We also found Webster Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Webster Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Webster Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Webster Springs - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Webster Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Webster Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |