Warman is an unincorporated community in Peace Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.

Warman
Warman is located in Minnesota
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Warman
Location of the community of Warman
within Peace Township, Kanabec County
Warman is located in the United States
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Warman
Warman (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°03′30″N 93°17′04″W / 46.05833°N 93.28444°W / 46.05833; -93.28444
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyKanabec
TownshipPeace Township
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55051
Area code320
GNIS feature ID653781[1]

The community is located north of Mora, near the junction of State Highway 65 (MN 65) and Kanabec County Roads 24 and 25.

Warman is located 13 miles north of Mora; and 14 miles east-southeast of Isle.

Snowshoe Brook flows through the community. Warman is located within ZIP code 55051, based in Mora.

History

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Warman, located in sections 5 and 6 of Peace Township, was named in honor of S. M. Warman, a granite quarry owner who was killed by the fall of a derrick. According to author and geologist Warren Upham, Warman opened a granite quarry in 1907, and on July 18 of that year, he and his wife, Sarah J. Warman, platted a community named Warman Creek on the west side of what now is State Highway 65, while N. C. Pike of Pike–Horning Granite Company, on July 23, 1907, platted a community on the east side of the roadway calling it East Mora.[2] Eventually, these two small, competing communities merged to form the unincorporated community of Warman. A post office operated from 1907 until 1920.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Warman, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance
  3. ^ "Kanabec County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  • Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition