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 in 1895, Ames had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Ames had a population of 1,275 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moss Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Felicia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Wallisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mont Belvieu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anahuac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sour Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Double Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pine Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
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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