BlockRamey, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Fruitland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83619. The Survey maps it on the Payette quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1897 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Payette quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Payette quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Ramey between 2000 and 2019, burning about 235 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39 acres | Boise District | PLAYDOH |
| 21 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 184 acres | Boise District | HOT TRASH |
| 6 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Boise District | MTRCYCLEPK |
| 13 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Vale District | TATER |
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 Ramey: 10 past producers, 7 producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Geothermal, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malheur Butte Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Flynn Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Flynn Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Gayway Corner | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Eiffie | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ingard | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Palisades Corner | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Buckingham | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Washoe | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Payette Heights | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397080. 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.