Webster is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Webster was laid out in about 1850.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Dover.[3] The post office at Webster has been in operation since 1851.[4]
References
- ^ a b c 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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