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Welcome to Warner ...

Warner is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Warner is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Warner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Warner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Warner - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warner.

Communities near Warner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warner.

  • Davenport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
  • Rock Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bettendorf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Moline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
    • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
  • Silvis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
    • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
  • Eldridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Colona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
    • Colona is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <3>
  • Milan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Warner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warner. See our Newspapers Page for Warner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warner ...

Looking for more information about Warner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Warner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Warner.

Adding Warner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Warner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Warner post office opened in 1884.

We also found Warner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/