Ramah, Colorado
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Black Forest-Peyton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80832. The Survey maps it on the Ramah South quadrangle. 111 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,115 feet above sea level.
On record in Ramah
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
First Presbyterian Church of Ramahlisted 1988
Population over time
2 figuresRamah fell from 123 to 111 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 123 | |
| 2020 | 111 | -12 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ramah South quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Ramah between 2005 and 2018, burning about 174 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Paso County | UNKNOWN |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | SIMLA |
| 2 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | SIMLA |
| 20 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Calhan Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 October 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Calhan Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 10 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | SIMLA |
| 4 January 2013 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Calhan Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ramah: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
51 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramah in 51 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 34 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Ramah | $50,000 | A tornado moved south-southwest into El Paso County from Elbert County. A house was damaged. Four nearby barns, one a dog kennel, were destroyed. Two dogs perished. Another ranch to the south was damaged from the tornado winds and flying debris. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Ramah | $10,000 | The tornado damaged a barn and threw trash into fencing. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Ramah | $2,000 | A tornado moved from Elbert County into El Paso County and damaged some trees and road signs. The damage to the trees was consistent with EF1 winds. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ramah | $2,000 | A large tornado moved across open country. It missed several ranches and only damaged a outbuilding along Alford Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | $300 | A road sign on Harrisonville Road was bent over by severe microburst winds. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Ramah | - | A public report via mPING reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Ramah | - | A trained spotter reported hail of 2 inches in diameter via social media with picture. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Ramah | - | There was 1.16 inches of rain reported. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Ramah | - | There was 2.18 inches of rain reported. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Ramah | - | Reported 2.5 inches of rain. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Ramah | - | Heavy rain reported, 3 inches. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Ramah | - | Public reported golf ball size hail just east of Ramah, CO. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Ramah | - | One inch hail reported. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ramah | - | Broken windows in home. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | - | Several sheds destroyed. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ramah | - | A tornado moved east to west from Elbert County into El Paso County and caused no damage across a field in El Paso County. |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Ramah | - | A rare anticyclonic tornado occurred over open fields causing no damage. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Ramah | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Ramah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Calhan | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Peyton | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Yoder | 19.7 miles | 16 | |
| Rush | 19.8 miles | 16 | |
| Eastonville | 21.4 miles | 27 | |
| Ellicott | 22.8 miles | 18 | |
| Truckton | 26.5 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ramah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2275103 | 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 203671. 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.





