Ramsey, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71742. The Survey maps it on the Hopeville quadrangle.
On record in Ramsey
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Prosperity Baptist Churchlisted 2003
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Hopeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey between 1997 and 2020, burning about 288 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramsey in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Ramsey | $5,000 | Dallas County Roads 101 and 103 east of Arkansas Highway 8 were under water. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Bonner | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Eagletie | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bucksnort | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jacinto | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Beech Grove | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oakhurst (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Ivan | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cruse (historical) | 8.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58457. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








