Webster, Indiana

Webster
Unincorporated community
Webster
Webster
Coordinates: 39°54′12″N 84°56′43″W / 39.90333°N 84.94528°W / 39.90333; -84.94528Coordinates: 39°54′12″N 84°56′43″W / 39.90333°N 84.94528°W / 39.90333; -84.94528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Township Webster
Elevation[1] 1,060 ft (320 m)
ZIP code 47392
GNIS feature ID 445619

Webster is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Webster was laid out in about 1850.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Dover.[4]

The Webster post office has been in operation since 1851.[5]

Geography

Webster is located at 39°54′12″N 84°56′43″W / 39.90333°N 84.94528°W / 39.90333; -84.94528.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Webster". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  3. ↑ History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1884. p. 809.
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Webster - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.


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