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WARING, Texas

Pronounced: "WHERE-ing"

"no slogan"

Population (2000): 73Elevation: 1,345 ftArea: undefined smCounty: Kendall
Zip Code: 78074Area Code: 830Time Zone: CST
Coordinates: 29 57' 3" N, 98 48' 11" W
Location: 7 mi E of Comfort; 12 mi NW of Boerne; 2.5 mi NW of Welfare
Highways: Exit 533 off I-10; RR1621; Waring-Welfare Rd; Waring Rd
Rivers: GuadalupeLakes:

REFERENCES

CITY: Unincorporated

CHAMBER and TOURISM: None

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES: Nothing formal

SMALLER NEIGHBORING TOWNS: Welfare

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Ranching

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:

WARING DANCE HALL: Hwy 1621, Waring (Kendall County), TX 78074. Includes old-time general store. www.donstrange.com/locations_waring.htm. Circa 1900. German heritage.

NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions.

Some of the very nearby attractions include:

BOERNE: AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER; CASCADE CAVERNS; CAVE WITHOUT A NAME; CIBOLO NATURE CENTER; ENCHANTED SPRINGS RANCH; HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BOERNE; GOLF

COMFORT: COMFORT HISTORIC DISTRICT; SHOPPING; VINEYARDS; GOLF; MONUMENT; BAT ROOST; COMFORT MUSEUM

WELFARE: CAFE; DANCE HALL

PARKS: There are many parks in the greater area as profiled on the Parks page. These nearby parks include:

Local city parks include: None

EVENT CALENDAR: For full details on each event see Chamber web site and
Festivals & Events

Annual TX Hill Country Pod Chili Cooking

WEATHER: Weather Underground

MEDIA COVERAGE: Latest News (not available)

MAPS: Google, GeoHack

HISTORY: Handbook of Texas Online: "Waring is on the banks of the Guadalupe River, seven miles downstream from Comfort and twelve miles north of Boerne in Kendall County. It was founded in 1887 and originally known as Waringford, when R. P. M. Waring, a native of Waringford, Ireland, provided a right-of-way for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway for its Kerrville line. In 1888 the post office from Windsor, a neighboring community, was moved across the Guadalupe River to Waringford. On February 10, 1901, the town's name was shortened to Waring. The population of Waring remained between 100 and 150 from 1890 until 1914, when it reached a high of 300. During these years the town had two general stores, a corn and grist mill, a gin, a stone quarry, a lumberyard, a hotel and boarding house, and several stores. Around 1950 the population decreased to eighty, and only a post office and two businesses remained. Train service was discontinued in 1970. In 1990 the population was seventy-three."

PRIOR NAMES: Waringford (until 1901)

NATIONAL REGISTRY SITES:

CEMETERIES:

AVAILABLE SERVICES: Gas: no; Convenience Stores: no; Restaurants: yes; Lodging: no; Grocery Stores: no; Banks: no; Vehicle Repair: no; Hospital: no; Med Clinic: no; Post Office: yes; Public Schools: no; Cemetery: no

OTHER PROFILES: Wikipedia; ePodunk Profile (not available); City Data (not available); Texas Escapes; Travel Texas (not available)

NOTES:

(We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.)

BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY

See web sites shown above. Partial list below:

US POST OFFICE: Waring, TX 78074

WARING GENERAL STORE and DANCE HALL: Hwy 1621, Waring, TX 78074, www.donstrange.com/locations_waring.htm