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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Ames is located in Dodge County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Douglas, Saunders & Washington.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 93 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ames. Of these communities, 77 are located in counties other than Dodge 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 Dodge 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.
- Dodge County (where Ames resides)
- County Website: https://dodgecounty.nebraska.gov/
- County Seat for Dodge: Fremont
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Inglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Paradise Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Estates
- 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)
- Hooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- 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
- Glencoe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Crowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uehling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burt County
- County Website: https://burtcountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Burt: Tekamah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Argo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Essen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Essen is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Craig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tekamah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- County Website: https://butlercountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Butler: David City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nimburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nimburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
- Abie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edholm is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
- Octavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Octavia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Brainard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- David City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax County
- County Website: https://colfaxcountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Colfax: Schuyler
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- 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
- Schuyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunset Acres is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Heun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heun is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
- Olean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Howells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Cuming County
- County Website: https://cumingcountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Cuming: West Point
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
- Aloys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aloys is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascounty-ne.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Omaha
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rellers Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rellers Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rellers Park
- Elk City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- King Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Lake Platte View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Platte View is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Platte View
- Venice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Omaha Regency
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Regency is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Regency
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- Maplewood Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Estates
- Boys Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Sarpy County
- County Website: https://www.sarpy.gov/
- County Seat for Sarpy: Papillion
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon View is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon View
- Chalco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melia is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melia
- Saunders County
- County Website: https://saunderscounty.ne.gov/
- County Seat for Saunders: Wahoo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Cedar Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morse Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leshara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Wahoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yutan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Ithaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Swedeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
- Touhy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Touhy is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touhy
- Wann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ceresco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Valparaiso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Washington County
- County Website: https://www.washingtoncountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Blair
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ames ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ames.
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- Admah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Fort Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ames) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |
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