Ames, Texas

About Ames

Ames, TX is a small town located in eastern Texas counting 1,210 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Ames is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.3 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 367 residents per square mile.

📰 Ames News Today

• Head-on collision east of Ames leaves one dead, five injured - - Bluebonnet News · Aug 1
• Volleyball Welcomes Transfers Ames and Dalton Creighton University Athletics · Dec 23
• The Honorable James Richard Ames II Obituary Dec 31, 2025 Lucas Funeral Homes · Dec 31
• USDA lab in Ames tests Texas livestock sample for suspected screwworms The Des Moines Register · Jun 3
• A Texas volleyball player has already entered the NCAA transfer portal - Austin American-Statesman Austin American-Statesman · Dec 15

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What Makes Ames Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Ames — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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