Welcome to Ware ...

Ware is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ware, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Ware is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Ware: (636)

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, Kentucky, Massachusetts, 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.

• Festus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
• Eureka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
• Pacific
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <3>
• De Soto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
• Pevely
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <3>
• Crystal City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <3>
• Saint Clair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
• Herculaneum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <3>
• Hillsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Byrnes Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
  • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <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 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 for Ware was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ware post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ware.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/