Ames, Kansas

Ames is a rural unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Ames was founded in 1883.[2]

A post office was opened in Shirley in 1868 (also known as Elm Creek, it is now part of Shirley Township averages a population of 40), but the post office was moved to Ames in 1878 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.[3]

Education

The community is served by Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:

  • Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
  • Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
  • Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.
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See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Kansas
  2. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 880.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Cloud County, Kansas


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