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Ramsey, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Alturas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96116. It stands on Romero Creek. The Survey maps it on the Infernal Caverns quadrangle. It stands 4,403 feet above sea level.

Ramsey within Modoc County

Then and now

1886 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ramsey, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Ramsey, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

51 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,712 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 1 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
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning3
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIKELY 3
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.5 acresNorthern California DistrictLIKELY 2
22 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictLYNETTA
17 September 2020Recreation and ceremony1.9 acresNorthern California DistrictJUNIPER
14 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern California DistrictDUMP
12 September 2011Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictNELSON
12 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLassen-Modoc Unit4-15 BEET
12 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresLassen-Modoc Unit4-13 ROCKY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Modoc County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey: 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Modoc County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bayley (historical)1.7 miles23
Williams1.7 miles23
McGarva2.8 miles23
Derner3.0 miles23
D Flourney3.2 miles22
Christensen3.2 miles23
Likely3.6 miles22
McArthur3.7 miles23

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 Q7290190The 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 276609. 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.