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>

While we didn't find Ames in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ames. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ames listed first.

• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside was located in Fayette County
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• Fayette
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fayette is also located in Fayette County
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• Lansing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lansing is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
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• Fayetteville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayetteville is also located in Fayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
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• Gaymont
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gaymont is also located in Fayette County
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• Hawks Nest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawks Nest is also located in Fayette County
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• Ansted
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ansted is also located in Fayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
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• Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nuttalburg was located in Fayette County
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• Edmond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmond is also located in Fayette County
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• Mountain Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Cove is also located in Fayette County
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• Cotton Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Hill is also located in Fayette County
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• Beckwith
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beckwith is also located in Fayette County
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• Dempsey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dempsey is also located in Fayette County
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• Keeneys Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keeneys Creek is also located in Fayette County
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• Beauty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauty is also located in Fayette County
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• Gatewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gatewood is also located in Fayette County
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• Caperton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Caperton is also located in Fayette County
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• Mulvane ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mulvane was located in Fayette County
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• Lookout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lookout is also located in Fayette County
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• Deitz ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deitz was located in Fayette County
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• Gauley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gauley is also located in Fayette County
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• Oak Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill is also located in Fayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
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• East Sewell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sewell was located in Fayette County
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• Sewell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sewell was located in Fayette County
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• Clifty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifty is also located in Fayette County
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• Kanawha Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kanawha Falls is also located in Fayette County
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