Coordinates : 40 ° 35 ′ N 93 ° 28 ′ W \ / 40.58 ° N 93.46 ° W \ / 40.58 ; -93.46 The Honey War was a bloodless territorial dispute in the 1830s between Iowa ( first as a part of Wisconsin Territory , then Iowa Territory ) and Missouri over their border .
Coordinates : 40 ° 35 ′ N 93 ° 28 ′ W \ / 40.58 ° N 93.46 ° W \ / 40.58 ; -93.46 The Honey War was a bloodless border dispute in the 1830s between Iowa ( first as a part of Wisconsin Territory , then Iowa Territory ) and Missouri over their border .