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Welcome to Wards ...

Wards is located in Columbus County<1>.

Wards is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wards: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Wards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wards - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky (2), Michigan (3), Missouri, Ohio (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Wards ...

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

  • Whiteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Loris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
  • Chadbourn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bladenboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Brunswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fair Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Lake View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarkton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wards ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Wards area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Wards area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.