Ramsey, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95454. It stands on North Fork Eel River. The Survey maps it on the Updegraff Ridge quadrangle. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Spyrock quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Updegraff Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey between 1994 and 2018, burning about 295 acres in total. 9 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTING 86 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LONE PINE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HORSE RANCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MINA |
| 30 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MINA |
| 6 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Mendocino Unit | NCRA #5 |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | UP DEGRAFF 1 LIGHTNING |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Mendocino Unit | H. RANCH LIGHTNING |
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: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Island Mountain | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co | Stone | Unknown | ||
| F J Long Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| F. J. Long | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Spyrock | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Delmonico Place | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bell Springs | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Jim Leggett Place | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ralph Leggett Place | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dunlap Place | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| River Garden (historical) | 8.9 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q648030 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252773. 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.





