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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ames had a population of 1,276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ames had a population of 67,033 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.

  • Ontario
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Story County
  • Kelley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huxley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • Nevada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Luther
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Slater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sheldahl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
    • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Mackey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
    • Mackey is located in Boone County
  • Story City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Roland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Boone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Madrid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
  • Iowa Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
    • Iowa Center is located in Story County
  • Randall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Randall is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Polk City Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
    • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
  • Maxwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McCallsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
    • McCallsburg is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Moingona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
    • Moingona is located in Boone County
  • High Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
  • Elkhart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Colo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
    • Crocker is located in Polk County

The official website for Ames: www.city.ames.ia.us/

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ames, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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