Ware, Iowa

Ware, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Ware, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°47′25″N 94°45′33″W / 42.79028°N 94.75917°W / 42.79028; -94.75917Coordinates: 42°47′25″N 94°45′33″W / 42.79028°N 94.75917°W / 42.79028; -94.75917
Country United States
State Iowa
County Pocahontas
Elevation 1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 712
GNIS feature ID 462676[1]

Ware is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Ware is 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Pocahontas.

History

Ware had its start in the building of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through that territory. It was named for Francis L. Ware, who owned the town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ware, Iowa
  2. Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. p. 735.


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