Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ames came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Ames in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ames. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ames data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Ames is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ames. See our Misc Page for Ames for more information.