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Welcome to War ...The city of War is located in McDowell County<1>. The location of War has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of War, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. From the Census Estimates for 2019, War has a population of 686 people<3> (see below for details). War is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: War lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for War: (304) and (681)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, War had an population of 686 people. This is a decrease of 20.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.94% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, War had a population of 862 people. This makes War the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of War represents 0.05% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 862 people, the population of War increased 9.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 788 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for War. Communities near War ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near War.
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 War. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for War. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of War. 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 War. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around War. See our Newspapers Page for War. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for War ...Looking for more information about War? 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 War, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for War. Adding War to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of War 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 War was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found War on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for War. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for War. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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