Webb

History

Webb was founded circa 1880. The first post office was founded in 1880 and named Hood for one of the earlier settlers. In 1882, Judge James L.A. Webb, a Confederate veteran and a University of North Carolina graduate, operated the only store there and later the Hood Masonic Lodge was built. There was one saloon at that time called "The Razzle Dazzle". The town was incorporated in 1905. In those days most of the groceries and necessities were brought to Hood by flat bottom boat from Sharkey, Mississippi, being hauled down the river from Friars Point. Cassidy Bayou was navigable then and was maintained by the government from Sharkey to Hood. The town was later renamed in honor of Judge Webb. In July 2001, Earnestine Dixon became the town's first African American mayor and served one term from 2001 to 2005.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  103
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  92
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  90
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  85
• Indigo Bunting

  Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  77
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  77
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  71
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  66

Largest nearby schools

• WEST TALLAHATCHIE HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WEBB · 260 students · 10.4:1 ratio
• R H BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · SUMNER · 253 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• NORTH DELTA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
  High · Webb

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2019-01-08
  8 km WNW of Hollandale, Mississippi
• M 3.1 — 2002-10-26
  3 km SE of Alligator, Mississippi
• M 2.8 — 2002-08-11
  8 km ESE of Darling, Mississippi