Map of Webb City town, Oklahoma

Webb City is an unincorporated town in northwestern Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census, a 34.7 percent decline from the figure of 95 recorded in 2000. It was named for its founder, Horace Webb, on whose land the town was founded. The Webb City post office opened December 16, 1922.

Webb City town overview:
Name:	Webb City town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Osage County
Elevation:	1,099 ft (335 m)
Total Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km²)
Land Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	58
Population Density:	230.16/sq mi (88.97/km²)
FIPS code:	4079600
GNISfeature ID:	1099455

Online Interactive Map

Webb City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Horace W. Webb, a native of Missouri, settled just south of Grainola, Oklahoma in 1910. He continued to purchase land and opened the area’s first school. The town of Webb City was incorporated on his land in September 1921. The post office opened in Webb City on December 16, 1922.

Webb City was located at the northern end of the Burbank Oil Field, discovered in 1920. All mineral rights in Osage County were owned by the Osage tribe of American Indians. The Osage Railway, one of the Muskogee Roads, built a line through the town in 1924 connecting Shidler and Lyman, Oklahoma. Although the oil find brought a degree of prosperity, Webb City never developed into a modern town. Water was scarce and there was no electricity. The business district had unpaved streets and most of the buildings were built of wood frame and false fronts.

The town began to decline in the late 1920s, as the oil boom faded. In 1928, it was heavily damaged by a tornado, and many of the businesses did not rebuild. The decline continued through the Great Depression. Its high school closed in 1944, and consolidated with the high school in Shidler. The elementary school closed in 1956, and consolidated with the elementary school in Shidler. The Osage Railway was abandoned in 1955.

The 1930 census (the first census taken in Webb City) showed 493 residents. The population declined thereafter.

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Geography

Webb City is located at 36°48′26″N 96°42′33″W / 36.80722°N 96.70917°W / 36.80722; -96.70917 (36.807311, -96.709265). It is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Shidler and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Pawhuska.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km), all land.