Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ames came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ames in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ames. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Ames, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ames:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Iowa (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ames is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ames in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ames for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ames. See our Misc Page for Ames for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Ames:

Ames was mentioned in the following schedules:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following route mentioned Ames as a scheduled stop:

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (train schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)