Do you know of Eames ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Eames. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Eames.<1>

Our sources for Eames (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Eames other than they indicate that Eames would be found somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1924.

Communities Also Named Eames ...

We found one communities that share the name Eames.

Within Michigan, the name Eames is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Eames in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Warrick County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eames [Warrick County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Eames ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Eames:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Eames - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

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

The FIPS database contains an entry for Eames.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 26/23760   (Place Name: Eames)

County: Oakland     (FIPS State/County: 26/125)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Eames) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Oakland County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County.