Warman is an

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in Peace Township, Kanabec County,

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, United States. 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

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; and 14 miles east-southeast of Isle. Snowshoe Brook flows through the community. Warman is located within ZIP code 55051, based in Mora.

History

Warman, located in sections 5 and 6 of Peace Township, was named in honor of S. M. Warman, a

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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''. Eventually, these two small, competing communities merged to form the unincorporated community of Warman. A post office operated from 1907 until 1920.

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Kanabec County, Minnesota {{KanabecCountyMN-geo-stub