Is located in Story County, the heart of Iowa as it is in the middle of the State. The most populous city in Story County having 47,193 people in 1990, Ames is located in Washington and Franklin Townships. It had a population of about 2,500 in 1902. The home of Iowa State University, the National Animal Disease Laboratory, and the headquarters of the Iowa Highway Commission. I would check the http://www.rootsweb.com/~iastory/towns.htm website to see if the history indicates for whom the town was named. Judy Neu Springwater, NY