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 31 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Cedar Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morse Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Fontanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Hooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rescue ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Scribner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Telbasta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wahoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nimburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nimburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
- Mead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yutan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
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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