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Welcome to Ware ...

Ware is located in Casey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ware, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Ware is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ware lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ware (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ware: 606

Communities Also Named Ware ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ware - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Ware ...

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

  • Somerset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferguson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Science Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hustonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Eubank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Evona is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
  • Gilpin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Ware. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ware.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ware. 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 Ware.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ware ...

Looking for more information about Ware? 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 Ware, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ware.

Adding Ware to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ware 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 (so far) for Ware was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ware post office opened in 1911. The Ware post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ware.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Casey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ware - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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