This beautifully detailed map of Ames, Iowa was created in 2026 using aerial imagery combined with modern topographical, census, street and landmark data. It's a modern aerial view of Ames in Story County, Iowa, that combines modern data with a vintage aesthetic. The roads feature printed names, and if you look closely you can find your exact house accurately shown in its correct location.
Explore an aerial view of Ames, Iowa
On this map you'll find Ames City Hall, Ontario, Ada Hayden Heritage Park, Reactor Woods, Grand Avenue, Co Road E41, South Duff Avenue, 240th Street, Lincoln Way, North 500th Avenue, Dayton Avenue, Lincoln Highway, and more. Each red shape is a building, so zoom in on the preview and look for yours.
Here is a piece of Ames history, in the words of the record. The Chicago and North Western Railway puts it this way: "Ames, Story County, Iowa, was named for Oakes Ames of Massachusetts, by John I. Blair, on account of his aid in the building of railroads in the West; the town was laid out in 1865."
Ames is a city in Story County. The Census Bureau counted 66,427 people here in 2020.
Take a closer look at the Ames map
Names on this map
These names are printed on this map.
Places: Ames City Hall, Ontario, Ada Hayden Heritage Park and Reactor Woods.
Streets and roads: Grand Avenue, County Road E41, South Duff Avenue, 240th Street, Lincoln Way, North 500th Avenue, Dayton Avenue, Lincoln Highway, Ontario Street, 13th Street, Duff Avenue, Harrison Road.
More street names, A to Z
16th Street, 20th Street, 22nd Street, 24th Street, 25th Street, 26th Street, 30th Street, 220th Street, 230th Street, 520th Avenue, 530th Avenue, 566th Avenue, 570th Avenue, 580th Avenue, 590th Avenue, Ada Hayden Road, Adams Street, Airport Road, Aldrin Avenue, Allerton Drive, Apple Avenue, Arbor Street, Arizona Avenue, Ash Avenue, Aspen Drive, Aspen Road, Aurora Avenue, Bayberry Road, Bay Drive, Beach Avenue, Beach Road, Beedle Drive, Bell Avenue, Beyer Court, Billy Sunday Road, Bissell Road, Bloomington Road, Boston Avenue, Bristol Drive, Brookridge Avenue, Buchanan Drive, Burnett Avenue, Carrie Lane, Carroll Avenue, Cartier Avenue, Cedar Lane, Center Drive, Chilton Avenue, Clark Avenue, Clemens Boulevard, Cochrane Parkway, Country Club Boulevard, Coy Street, Creekside Drive, Crystal Street, Curtiss Avenue, Daley Drive, Dartmoor Road, Dawes Drive, Deere Street, Dickinson Avenue, Dotson Drive, Douglas Avenue, Dover Drive, East 13th Street, East 16th Street, East 20th Street, East Lincoln Way, East River Valley, East Second Street, East Sixth Street, Edenburn Drive, Edison Street, Eighth Street, Eisenhower Avenue, Ellis Street, Elwood Drive, Emerald Drive, Ferndale Avenue, Fifth Street, Florida Avenue, Ford Street, Freel Drive, Garden Road, Garnet Drive, George Washington Carver Avenue, Grant Avenue, Green Hills Drive, Gw Carver Avenue, Haber Road, Hamilton Drive, Hayes Avenue, Hayward Avenue, Hickory Drive, Hoover Avenue, Hunziker Drive, Hyde Avenue, Hyland Avenue, Idaho Avenue, Ironwood Court, Jade Street, Jensen Avenue, Jewel Drive, Johnson Street, Kansas Drive, Kellogg Avenue, Ken Maril Road, Kent Avenue, Kingman Road, Kingston Drive, Lark Avenue, Leopold Drive, Lincoln Swing Street, Long Road, Lynn Avenue, Main Street, Maricopa Drive, Maxwell Avenue, McKinley Drive, Meadow Glen Road, Meadowlane Avenue, Miller Avenue, Morrill Road, Mortensen Parkway, Mortensen Road, Ninth Street, North Dakota Avenue, North Hyland Avenue, North Loop Drive, Northridge Parkway, North Second Street, Northwestern Avenue, Northwood Drive, Oakland Street, Oakwood Road, Ohio Avenue, Osborn Drive, Pammel Drive, Phoenix Street, Pinehurst Drive, Pinon Drive, Plaza Loop, Poe, Poe Avenue, Polk Drive, Pullman Street, Quebec Street, Red Fox Road, Reliable Street, Ridgetop Road, Ridgewood Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue, Ross Road, Rowling Drive, Scholl Road, Schubert Street, Scott Avenue, Shady Grove Lane, Sixth Street, Somerset Drive, South 16th Street, South 17th Street, South Bell Avenue, South Dakota Avenue, South Dayton Avenue, South Dayton Place, Southeast 16th Street, Southeast Fifth Street, Southeast Second Street, South Fifth Street, South Fourth Street, South Grand Avenue, South Loop Drive, South Maple Avenue, South Riverside Drive, South Third Street, South Wilmoth Avenue, Stange Road, Stanton Avenue, State Avenue, Stone Brooke Road, Storm Street, Story Street, Stotts Road, Suncrest Drive, Sunset Drive, Tabor Drive, Talon Drive, Tenth Street, Timberland Road, Todd Drive, Top-O-Hollow Road, Toronto Street, Tripp Street, Twelfth Street, Union Drive, University Boulevard, Valley View Road, Wallace Road, Walton Drive, Watt Street, Welch Avenue, Wessex Drive, West 190th Street, Westbend Drive, West Chrystal Street, Westfield Drive, Weston Drive, West Street, Wheeler Street, White Oak Drive, Wilder Avenue, Wilder Boulevard, Wilson Avenue, Woodland Street, Zumwalt Station Road.
Created by KNOWOL in 2026. The buildings are small red shapes, the roads carry their printed names, and shaded relief shows the shape of the land. The title panel reads "AERIAL VIEW OF AMES IOWA" with 42°02' NORTH 93°37' WEST.
It suits a den, a classroom or a front hall, and it makes a gift for anyone with Ames roots. Open the preview and find the block you know. See sizes and frames for the Ames map.
