Ramsey, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35954. It stands on Millers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Steele quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Steele quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Steele quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Steele quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,213 acres in total. None started naturally. 58 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-9 |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-30 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150924-002 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey: 7 past producers, 6 prospects, 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Cobalt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Cove | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Greasy Cove Prospect | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | Pyrolusite | |
| Carroll Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Osborn Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Greasy Cove Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Sewell Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 3 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Garigues Gap | Iron | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lester | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Curtiston | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Shiloh | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Stanfield (historical) | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Lewin (historical) | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Siberton | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Shahan (historical) | 2.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153109. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








