The portion of the border of Dinwiddie and Nottoway counties that is formed by Namozine Creek is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southeast.

[6] The area is now served by the post office in Ford, VA, ZIP code 23850, 6 miles south in Dinwiddie County.

During the final phase of the Civil War, the Battle of Namozine Church was fought 3 miles northeast of Ammon, on April 3, 1865.

Troops from both sides would have passed close to the town afterward, as the main Confederate contingents under General Robert E. Lee continued their retreat on a westward path just to the north of the area, and Union forces pursued the Rebels and flanked them just to the south.

[12] During the early 20th century, the Rosenwald project was a collaborative effort that constructed thousands of facilities across the South primarily to improve the education of African American children.