Ware, Iowa
Ware, Iowa is located in Iowa
Ware, Iowa
Ware, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°47′25″N 94°45′33″W / 42.79028°N 94.75917°W / 42.79028; -94.75917
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID462676[1]

Ware is an unincorporated community in Sherman Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Ware is 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Pocahontas.

History

Ware got its start following construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through that territory. It was named for Francis L. Ware, who owned the town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ware, Iowa
  2. Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. pp. 735.


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