Webster is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Taylor County, West Virginia Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,705. Its county seat is Grafton, West Virginia, Grafton. The county was formed in 1844 and named for Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Ta ...

. It lies four miles south of Grafton. Its elevation is 1,019 feet above sea level.

History

Webster became a junction on the

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in 1854. Webster was the location of a Union encampment during the

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. It was the birthplace of Anna Marie Jarvis, the founder of

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as a national holiday in the United States. Her birthplace, known as the Anna Jarvis House, was listed on the

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in 1979. The village of Webster should not be confused with Webster County, West Virginia or its county seat, Webster Springs.

References

Unincorporated communities in Taylor County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Clarksburg micropolitan area {{TaylorCountyWV-geo-stub