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 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Ruma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Renault
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Rocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Red Bud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sainte Genevieve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hecker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maeystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Chalfin Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Danby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Madonnaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Zell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Paderborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Floraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- New Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Mitchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
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. |
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