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Nearest Communities to Ames,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ames, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ames:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ames.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ames is located in Cloud County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ames. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Cloud County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ames (which is Cloud County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ames

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Cloud County   (where Ames resides)
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Clyde
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
      • Saint Joseph
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
      • Rice
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Rice is located in Cloud County
      • Huscher
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
        • Huscher is located in Cloud County
      • Aurora
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Cook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Cloud County
      • Rosaco
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaco
        • Rosaco is located in Cloud County
      • Concordia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Miltonvale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Yuma
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
          • Yuma is located in Cloud County
        • Macyville ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
          • Macyville is located in Cloud County
        • Jamestown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
          • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
        • Oneonta ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
          • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
        • Glasco
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
          • Glasco is located in Cloud County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
          • Former names for Glasco:
          • Dell Ray
          • Glasgow
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
        • Simpson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
          • Simpson is located in Cloud County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Vining
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
        • Vining is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Morganville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Morganville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Morganville has also been known as:
        • Morgantown
      • Browndale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
        • Browndale is located in Clay County
      • Garfield Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
        • Garfield Center is located in Clay County
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Idana
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
      • Clay Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Ladysmith
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Green
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Broughton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
      • Longford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
        • Longford is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
        • Longford has also been known as:
        • Longford Station
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <4>
  • Mitchell County
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Beloit
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Scottsville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
        • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Asherville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
        • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
  • Ottawa County
    • County Website:   www.ottawacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Minneapolis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Lamar
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
        • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
      • Delphos
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
        • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Wells
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
        • Wells is located in Ottawa County
      • Sumnerville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
        • Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
  • Republic County
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Agenda
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
        • Agenda is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Talmo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
        • Talmo is located in Republic County
      • Wayne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Wayne is located in Republic County
      • Cuba
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Cuba is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
      • Haworth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
        • Haworth is located in Republic County
      • Norway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Norway is located in Republic County
      • Tabor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
        • Tabor is located in Republic County
        • Tabor has also been known as:
        • Mount Tabor
        • New Tabor
      • Belleville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
        • Belleville is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
      • Rydal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rydal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
        • Rydal is located in Republic County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Scandia
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
          • Scandia is located in Republic County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <4>
        • Kackley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
          • Kackley is located in Republic County
        • Munden
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
          • Munden is located in Republic County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Narka
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
          • Narka is located in Republic County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
        • Sherdahl
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
          • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
        • Courtland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Riley County
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Lasita ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
        • Lasita is located in Riley County
      • May Day
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
        • May Day is located in Riley County
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ames   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
      • Clifton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
        • Clifton has also been known as:
        • West Clifton
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
      • Calderhead
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calderhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderhead
        • Calderhead is located in Washington County
      • Brantford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Washington County
      • Strawberry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
        • Strawberry is located in Washington County
      • Palmer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
        • Palmer is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Enosdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
        • Enosdale is located in Washington County
      • Linn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
        • Linn is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
      • Haddam
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
        • Haddam is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Haddam has also been known as:
        • Haddam City
        • West Haddam
      • Kimeo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimeo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
        • Kimeo is located in Washington County
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        • Morrowville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
          • Morrowville is located in Washington County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
        • Blocker ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
          • Blocker is located in Washington County
        • Greenleaf
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
          • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
        • Washington
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Chepstow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepstow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
          • Chepstow is located in Washington County
        • Mahaska
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
          • Mahaska is located in Washington County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Thayer County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ames) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ames. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5694, Longitude: -97.4426    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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