Webb, Texas

Webb, Texas
unincorporated community
Coordinates: 27°47′33″N99°25′22″W / 27.79250°N 99.42278°W / 27.79250; -99.42278
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Webb
Established	1881
Elevation [1]	630 ft (190 m)
Population  (1990)
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
Area code	+1-956
GNIS feature ID	1379247 [1]
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Webb is a rural unincorporated community in Webb County, Texas, United States, located 20 miles north of Laredo. According to the 1990 census, it had a population of 40.

History

Webb was established as a railroad stop on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1881. The town was named in honor of the county in which it was founded. A Webb post office, established in 1909, was still in operation in 1980. According to a local count in 1914 Webb, Texas had a population of 100, but its population declined to 25 by 1936.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Webb, Texas

• University of Texas Historical Files; Webb, Texas