Abandoned Record
About Ames
Ames is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 14.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ames, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ames is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Ames
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1899 Wahoo sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Fremont West sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Malmo NW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Fremont sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ames
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ames": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ames, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1561558.
- USGS GNIS 2630666.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).