WHERE ARE WE?

This is an interesting and useful little map that shows where our family members lived, at least according to the telephone book in 1990.

There are other distributions as well, according to the census for 1850, 1880, and 1920.

You can also use this little map for other families in whom you are interested.

For instructions on how to use it, go to: http://www.hamrick.com/names

The US Department of the Interior has developed a Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) which lists just about every place name in the United States. Click on their Query Form and enter Ames as the Feature Name to see how many places are named for members of our family. Someone was there at one time whom the neighbors thought well enough of, to name the place in his honor. At last count, there were 176 places named in honor of an Ames family member. Then follow through for a map showing its location.

ALABAMA

Eclectic - After leaving Ohio, Charles Bingley (0012) taught school for a short time in this small town in north central Alabama.

MASSACHUSETTS

PLYMOUTH COUNTY - When John and William left Bruton, Somerset, England, they came first to Duxbury, then settled in Bridgewater.

MISSISSIPPI

NOXUBEE COUNTY - Charles Bingley (0012) was one of the first settlers of the County after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit with the Choctaws in 1835.

OHIO

ATHENS COUNTY - Sylvanus (0024) and his brother Cyrus moved from MA and came down the Ohio River to Belpre in SE Ohio. Cyrus remained there but Sylvanus moved on and settled Amesville.

WAYNE COUNTY - James moved here in NE Ohio about 1840.

PENNSYLVANIA

WASHINGTON COUNTY - Nehemiah was born in a log cabin in the hill country in 1792.

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The USGenWeb
This excellent organization of volunteers was started in 1996 and seeks to have a Coordinator in every county of the US. You can write to the Coordinator for facts, data, and historical insight into their county. Most of them have web sites. Many of the counties listed in The Trek, above, will have information available there. They also have a number of helpful projects dealing with the Census, Cemeteries, etc. If you're not familiar with them, be sure to visit their Home Page.