Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Webster, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°54′05″N 84°56′34″W / 39.90139°N 84.94278°W / 39.90139; -84.94278 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wayne |
Township | Webster |
Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47392 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830577 |
Webster is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Webster was laid out in about 1850. An old variant name of the community was called Dover. The post office at Webster has been in operation since 1851.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Webster, Indiana
- History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1884. p. 809.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village earlier was called Dover...
- "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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