Welcome to Waring ...

Waring is located in Hill Country.

Waring is located in Kendall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Waring is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Waring is located in the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Waring: 78074<3>

Communities Also Named Waring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waring - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Waring ...

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

• Boerne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boerne
  • Boerne is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boerne <4>
• Fair Oaks Ranch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
  • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <4>
• Nelson City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
  • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
• Sisterdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisterdale
  • Sisterdale is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisterdale <4>
• Comfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Comfort is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <4>
• Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
  • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
• Kreutzberg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
  • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
• Bankersmith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
• Center Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Grapetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
  • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waring ...

Looking for more information about Waring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waring.

Adding Waring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waring 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 Waring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waring post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/