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History · Webb

Webb dates to 1880, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1900.

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How Webb began

When was Webb founded?

1880

Webb dates its founding to 1880 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 128 in 19002020 census: 416146 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1882.The full story ↓

What stands out about Webb’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Webb are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 782 in 1980; 416 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Webb’s history is told.

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People over time

Webb, census by census

02004006008001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 782

Peaked at 782 in 1980; 416 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Webb’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Webb came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Webb.

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Webb was founded circa 1880. The first post office was founded in 1880 and named Hood for one of the earlier settlers. In 1882, Judge James L.A. Webb, a Confederate veteran and a University of North Carolina graduate, operated the only store there and later the Hood Masonic Lodge was built. There was one saloon at that time called "The Razzle Dazzle". The town was incorporated in 1905.

In those days most of the groceries and necessities were brought to Hood by flat bottom boat from Sharkey, Mississippi, being hauled down the river from Friars Point. Cassidy Bayou was navigable then and was maintained by the government from Sharkey to Hood. The town was later renamed in honor of Judge Webb.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Webb, 1880 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880
    FoundingWebb is established
  3. 1882Post officeThe Hood post office opens
  4. 1890Post officeThe Hood post office closes
  5. 1890Post officeThe Webb post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1921Born hereMamie Till is born here
  8. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 782
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On the map

Webb on the map, 1931 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Webb. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Webb on the 1931 USGS mapWebb on the 1962 USGS mapWebb on the 1974 USGS mapWebb on the 1983 USGS map1931Sumner sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Webb.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Webb’s post office has been open since 1890. Another post office, Hood, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hood
1882–1890
Webb
1890–today
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Webb’s history

What year was Webb founded?

In 1880, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Webb’s post office opened in 1882, and the census of 1900 counted 128 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.