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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ware (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ware. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ware is located in Pocahontas County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pocahontas County: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Clay, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Sac & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Ware. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ware:

  • Pocahontas County     (The home county of Ware)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Havelock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <2>
    • Laurens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pocahontas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
    • Plover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rolfe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <2>
    • Varina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Palmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
    • Fonda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Albert City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marathon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Newell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
    • Rembrandt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sioux Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Truesdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <2>
    • Juniata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Storm Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Linn Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Casino Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
    • Alta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Pomeroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
    • Jolley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Manson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <2>
    • Twin Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Lytton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Rockwell City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Knierim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knierim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Webb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Gillett Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
      • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Cornell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Rossie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Rossie is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Dickens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Dickens is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Peterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <2>
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Gilmore City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
      • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <2>
    • Bradgate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Ottosen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Pioneer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Bode
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Arnold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Dakota City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Humboldt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Kossuth County
    • Whittemore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Mallard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <2>
    • Curlew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
      • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Ayrshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
      • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <2>
    • West Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <2>
    • Rodman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Emmetsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
      • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <2>
    • Cylinder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Ruthven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Graettinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Nemaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sac City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Early
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Clare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Clare is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Barnum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Tara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
      • Tara is located in Webster County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ware, see our County-by-County Page for Ware.

Cemeteries Near Ware ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ware.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ware covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.

  • Havelock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havelock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summit Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garton Graveyard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garton Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garton Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbkille's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbkille's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbkille's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powhatan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhatan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powhatan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
      • The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairfield Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <4>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rush Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Lake Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rush Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the east of Mallard.
      • The Rush Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stratton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145197 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Ware in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ware.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.

  • Havelock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <2>
  • Pocahontas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
  • Laurens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
    • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Mallard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <2>
  • Rolfe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
    • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <2>
  • Marathon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Curlew
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
    • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Fonda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
  • Pomeroy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
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  • Lizard ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Gilmore City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
    • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
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    • Ayrshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
      • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <2>
    • Newell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
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    • Bradgate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ware. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ware.

Newspapers Published in Ware ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ware.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ware, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ware.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ware:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ware. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ware) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ware. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7903, Longitude: -94.7591       In this case, the coordinates for Ware have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ware, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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