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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>

While we didn't find Ames in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ames. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ames listed first.

  • Crawfordsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smartsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Smartsburg is also located in Montgomery County
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  • North Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Union is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Mace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mace is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Yountsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Yountsville is also located in Montgomery County
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  • New Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Market is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Whitesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitesville is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Linnsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Linnsburg is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Wesley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wesley is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Darlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Darlington is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Cherry Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Grove is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Lapland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lapland is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Alamo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alamo is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Ladoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ladoga is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <2>
  • Browns Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley is also located in Montgomery County
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  • New Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Ross is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ross <2>
  • Shannondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shannondale is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Linden is also located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
  • Waynetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Parkersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkersburg is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Raccoon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Raccoon is located in Putnam County
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  • New Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowers is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Kirkpatrick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kirkpatrick is also located in Montgomery County
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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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