Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ames (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ames. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ames is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Ames. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ames:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Ames)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Buel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sprout Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Palatine Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Nelliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Saint Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mindenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Simpsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Ephratah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Sammonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Garoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Lassellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Crum Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Middle Sprite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Berkshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hamilton County
- Arietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Fort Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Paines Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Cullen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dolgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- South Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- East Herkimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Center Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Pleasant Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Middlefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- West Charlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Hagedorns Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Braman Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Pattersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Sharon Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Richmondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ames, see our County-by-County Page for Ames.
Cemeteries Near Ames ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ames.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ames - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ames covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Ames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mapletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yerding Cemetery
- The Yerding Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerding Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66801 <2>
- Olmstead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canajoharie Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McFee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Bellinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ames had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ames had a population of 139 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Buel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Marshville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Sharon Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Canajoharie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sprout Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Sprakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freysbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
- Palatine Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Center Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ames. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ames.
Newspapers Published in Ames ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ames.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ames, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ames.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ames:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |