Webb is a rural

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in Webb County,

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, United States, located 20 miles north of Laredo. According to the 1990

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, it had a population of 40.

History

Webb was established as a railroad stop on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1881. The town was named in honor of the county in which it was founded. A Webb post office, established in 1909, was still in operation in 1980. According to a local count in 1914 Webb, Texas had a population of 100, but its population declined to 25 by 1936.

References

University of Texas Historical Files; Webb, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Webb County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{WebbCountyTX-geo-stub