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Welcome to Ward ...

Ward is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Ward is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ward lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ward: 509

Communities Also Named Ward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ward - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ward ...

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

  • Colville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Blue Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
    • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
  • Pinkney City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
    • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County
  • Evans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Barstow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Barstow is located in Ferry County
  • Rice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Stevens County
  • Daisy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Stevens County
  • Marble
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Stevens County
  • Addy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ward ...

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

Adding Ward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ward 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 Ward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ward post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ward.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ward - 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/